The Swedish National Gene Bank

The Swedish National Gene Bank preserves 2,300 historic varieties of fruit, berries, vegetables, and ornamental plants. These varieties have been cultivated in Sweden since before 1940, 1950, or 1960 - depending on the plant type - and were collected through the Programme for Cultivated Diversity (Pom). The gene bank consists of three parts: the central collection in Alnarp, thirty-two regional clone archives, and cultivation of berries in protected environments.

• The Swedish National Gene Bank is part of Pom – The Programme for Diversity of Cultivated Plants
• Plants from the National Gene Bank collections are available commercially under the Grönt kulturarv® (“Green Heritage®”) trademark.