Collecting and regenerating populations of the Allium ampeloprasum complex from Greece

Collecting expeditions are of prime importance to acquire genetically unique material, as for many crops and their wild relatives, large gaps present in collections worldwide. This is also true the three species Allium ampeloprasum complex, native Greece, which considered crop relatives cultivated leek ( ). Therefore, a collecting expedition was carried out Greece 2009. A total 62 populations A. ampeloprasum, 20 , 19 mixed were sampled. The sampled mostly small (less than 50 plants), but sometimes (more 10,000 plants) encountered, especially . Two different reproduction systems observed probably due level differences. sexual type predominantly found along fields, whereas asexual occurred abandoned fields together with (L). Cistus Regeneration protocols developed these from its relatives. Regenerating more difficult compared other two species. Ten years after mission only one-third collected material has been regenerated. partly characteristics because Dutch collectors Greek competent national authorities on Access Benefit Sharing not able conclude specific arrangement involved commercial use material.