Scope of the collection
• 10 sets of 50 wheat varieties tested at 4 Belgian locations from 2016 to the present
• 10 sets of 25 winter barley varieties tested at 3 Belgian locations from 2016 to the present
• 10 sets of 10 malting barley varieties tested at 1 Belgian location from 2016 to the present
• 10 sets of 15 spelt varieties tested at 5 Belgian locations from 2016 to the present
• 10 sets of 10 durum wheat varieties tested at 2 Belgian locations from 2020 to the present
• 1,000 samples of various protein crops (peas, fava beans, lupins, lentils, soybeans) collected as part of the WALPROT project from 2023 to the present
Year of establishment
2004
Cereal samples from post-registration variety trials conducted by the Crop Production Unit. Samples from the last 10 years are retained for analytical purposes.
2023
Samples of protein crops from trials by CEPICOP, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (ULiège), and CRA-W, collected as part of the WALPROT project.
Storage conditions
Stored in 800g airtight plastic containers in a cellar at ambient temperature.
Objectives
Development of new analytical methods and evaluation of new instruments.
Current applications
