{"id":1286,"date":"2025-10-15T09:55:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/?page_id=1286"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:54:25","slug":"genetic-resources-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/genetic-resources-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Banque de g\u00e8nes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1286\" class=\"elementor elementor-1286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11347184 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11347184\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0905f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d0905f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2196494c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2196494c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362ae05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"362ae05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Centre de ressources g\u00e9n\u00e9tiques<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1074c6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1074c6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfbad33 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-bfbad33-ba5a931\" data-id=\"bfbad33\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"bfbad33\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3546eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3546eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an institution, IITA has made a long-term commitment to conserve Africa\u2019s plant and animal genetic resources for future generations. At IITA we keep expansive collections of both crops and noncrops, in (in situ) or out (ex situ) of their natural environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893bca0 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-893bca0-9e9160a\" data-id=\"893bca0\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"893bca0\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f95f5d elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0f95f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/germplasm-request\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request for gerplasm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6641d3be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6641d3be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7763a3d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7763a3d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d2a811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46d2a811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Genebank-1024x401.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Genebank-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Genebank-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Genebank-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Genebank-1536x602.png 1536w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Genebank-2048x802.png 2048w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Genebank-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c06b304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c06b304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Le Centre des ressources g\u00e9n\u00e9tiques (CRG) - Ibadan, Nigeria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f612daf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f612daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La banque g\u00e9n\u00e9tique de l'IITA conserve le mat\u00e9riel v\u00e9g\u00e9tal ( risorse genetica) des principales cultures vivri\u00e8res d'Afrique. Ces ressources g\u00e9n\u00e9tiques sont d\u00e9tenues en fiducie au nom de l'humanit\u00e9 sous l'\u00e9gide des Nations Unies. Elles sont distribu\u00e9es sans restriction pour \u00eatre utilis\u00e9es dans la recherche pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture. Les activit\u00e9s de conservation de l'IITA ont d\u00e9but\u00e9 au milieu des ann\u00e9es soixante-dix avec la cr\u00e9ation d'une banque g\u00e9n\u00e9tique. Selon les esp\u00e8ces, les collections sont stock\u00e9es dans des banques g\u00e9n\u00e9tiques de terrain, de semences ou in vitro.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0d38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ae0d38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accord\u00e9on. Ouvrir les liens avec Entr\u00e9e ou Espace, fermer avec \u00c9chap et naviguer avec les Touches fl\u00e9ch\u00e9es\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1820\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1820\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Port\u00e9e et collections <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M34.52 239.03L228.87 44.69c9.37-9.37 24.57-9.37 33.94 0l22.67 22.67c9.36 9.36 9.37 24.52.04 33.9L131.49 256l154.02 154.75c9.34 9.38 9.32 24.54-.04 33.9l-22.67 22.67c-9.37 9.37-24.57 9.37-33.94 0L34.52 272.97c-9.37-9.37-9.37-24.57 0-33.94z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1820\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3f48bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b3f48bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1820\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30824844 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30824844\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b7ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81b7ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"padding-left: 40px; list-style-type: none;\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h4>Crop<\/h4>\n<p>Preserving biodiversity outside of its natural environment is done in the Genebank. IITA\u2019s Genebank holds over 36,000\u00a0<a title=\"Visit the IITA Accessions website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.genesys-pgr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accessions<\/a>\u00a0of plant material or germplasm, of major African food crops. This germplasm is held in trust on behalf of humanity under the sponsorship of the United Nations. It is distributed without restriction for use in research for food and agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>Started in the mid-seventies the Genebank helps in crop improvement and also provides \u201cseeds of hope\u201d for people affected by flood, fire, wars, and other disasters.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Major crops in the IITA Genebank<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The main crops stored in the Genebank are cowpea, cassava, plantain and banana, yam, soybean, bambara groundnut, and maize. In addition, substantial collections of wild cowpea relatives and miscellaneous legumes have been collated over the past 30 years. More recently a small collection of African yam bean, an underused legume, has been put together.<\/p>\n<p>By far the most important crop in the Genebank is the cowpea. The IITA Genebank holds the world\u2019s largest and most diverse collection of cowpeas with 15,000 unique samples from 88 countries, representing 70% of African cultivars and nearly half of the global diversity. This incredible collection makes IITA integral in the protection of the cowpea species.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h4><strong>The Genebank facilities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Depending on the species and its reproductive and dissemination biology, collections are either stored in the field, or in the seed or in-vitro genebanks.<\/p>\n<p>All crops producing orthodox seeds are maintained at optimal water content in medium-term (5 \u00baC, 30\u201335% relative humidity) or long-term (-20 \u00baC, under vacuum) storage conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Clonal crops, those that are propagated through cuttings, are either maintained in the field or the in-vitro genebank. Sometimes they are kept in both to maintain the collection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodymorelink\"><a title=\"View Genebank documents\" href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/research\/our-genetic-resources\/genebank-documents\/\">Documents de banque de g\u00e8nes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1821\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1821\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Comment fonctionne la banque de g\u00e8nes <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M34.52 239.03L228.87 44.69c9.37-9.37 24.57-9.37 33.94 0l22.67 22.67c9.36 9.36 9.37 24.52.04 33.9L131.49 256l154.02 154.75c9.34 9.38 9.32 24.54-.04 33.9l-22.67 22.67c-9.37 9.37-24.57 9.37-33.94 0L34.52 272.97c-9.37-9.37-9.37-24.57 0-33.94z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1821\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257e9c2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"257e9c2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1821\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249704ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"249704ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6758985e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6758985e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Types de conservation<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><li><strong>Banque de semences<\/strong> Les semences sont s\u00e9ch\u00e9es et stock\u00e9es dans des conditions contr\u00f4l\u00e9es \u2014 g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement <strong>\u00e0 moyen terme (environ 5 \u00b0C)<\/strong> et <strong>\u00e0 long terme (environ \u201320 \u00b0C)<\/strong> entrep\u00f4t frigorifique \u2014 pour prolonger la viabilit\u00e9 et pr\u00e9server l'int\u00e9grit\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9tique.<\/li><li><strong>Banque de g\u00e8nes de terrain :<\/strong> Pour les cultures qui ne peuvent pas \u00eatre stock\u00e9es sous forme de graines (comme le manioc et la banane), des plantes vivantes sont conserv\u00e9es dans des collections de terrain.<\/li><li><strong>In vitro et cryopr\u00e9servation :<\/strong> Les cultures tissulaires sont utilis\u00e9es pour la conservation \u00e0 moyen terme des cultures clonales, et les techniques avanc\u00e9es de cryoconservation (stockage dans l'azote liquide) permettent d'assurer leur viabilit\u00e9 \u00e0 long terme.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Collaboration mondiale et s\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><li>Le GRC op\u00e8re dans le <strong>R\u00e9seau des banques de g\u00e8nes du CGIAR<\/strong> et en vertu des dispositions de la <strong>Trait\u00e9 international sur les ressources phytog\u00e9n\u00e9tiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (TIRPAA)<\/strong> \u2014 ce qui signifie que le mat\u00e9riel g\u00e9n\u00e9tique est conserv\u00e9 \u201c en fiducie \u201d et rendu largement disponible pour la recherche, la s\u00e9lection et le d\u00e9veloppement agricole.\u00a0<\/li><li>Pour se prot\u00e9ger contre la perte, <strong>doublons de s\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/strong> de nombreux fonds sont stock\u00e9s dans des installations internationales telles que le <em>R\u00e9serve mondiale de semences du Svalbard<\/em> et d'autres banques de g\u00e8nes \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1822\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" 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