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Genebank details

Irish Seed Savers Association CLG

The Irish Seed Savers Association (ISSA) is Ireland’s leading conservation organisation for cultivated plant genetic resources, working nationally and internationally to safeguard heritage seed and apple trees' diversity for present and future generations. ISSA is based on a 20-acre organic farm in Scariff, County Clare, where it manages Ireland’s only living genebank with more than 900 varieties, and the National Heritage Apple Tree Collection, comprising over 200 Irish apple varieties. ISSA’s conservation work aims to conserve, protect, utilise and educate, ensuring that heritage varieties remain widely available and continue to support resilient, reliable, and sustainable food systems. Its work underpins Ireland’s efforts to meet future global challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, food security, and food system resilience.

Institute code
IRL037
Show in FAO WIEWS database
Type
Non-Governmental
Country
Republic of Ireland
Web link
http://www.irishseedsavers.ie
Data provider
ISSA Irish Seed Savers Association
Accessions in Genesys
199
Location
Latitude
52.91
Longitude
-8.56
Most represented Crops
apple
190
Not specified
9
Most represented Crop names
apple
190
pear
9
Most represented Genera
Malus
190
Pyrus
9
Most represented Species
Malus domestica
154
Malus sp.
36
Pyrus sp.
9
Biological status of accession
Traditional cultivar/Landrace
165
Wild
31
Advanced/improved cultivar
3
Provenance of material
Republic of Ireland
198
Not specified
1
Type of Germplasm storage
Field collection
183
Not specified
16
Curation type
Not specified
199
FAO WIEWS code of donor institute
GBR030
29
IRL015
3
Not specified
167
Breeder code
Not specified
199
Site of safety duplication
IRL015
69
GBR030
38
UKR046
1
Not specified
91
Safety duplicated in Svalbard
Not in SGSV
199
ITGPRFA Multi-lateral system
Accession is part of the Multi-lateral system of ITPGRFA
183
Not specified
16
Available for distribution
Not specified
199
Last updates of passport data
May 18, 2025
290
Passport Data Completeness Index (PDCI)
Genesys uses the PDCI as an indicator of the completeness of published passport data. The PDCI uses the presence or absence of data points in the documentation of a genebank accession, taking into account the presence or value of other data points (van Hintum et al. 2011). For example, a wild accession should have a well-defined collection site but no variety name. The PDCI ranges from 0 to 10, where 0 is the minimum score assigned to rather incomplete passport records and 10 is the maximum score assigned to very complete passport records. Any type of accession, wild, landrace, breeding material or modern variety, can attain the PDCI’s maximal score.
Average PDCI score for 199 accessions is 6.40, with minimum score of 4.75 and maximum score of 7.35.