Table 2.

Relevant information on the genebanks surveyed.

Genebank	Foundation year	Place	Crops	Number of accessions	Conservation conditions	Number of accessions regenerated per year	Online request form	Available information online	Number of accessions delivered per year (mean of 5 years)
CRF	1977	Alcalá de Henares	All crops (seeds) a	42,586 a	−18°Ca	657 with other institutions	Yes	Passport and partial characterization	1,375
			Leguminous and cereals b	22,041 b	−4°Cb
BGHZ	1981	Zaragoza	Cultivated and neglected vegetables crops	17,461	−18°C	190 with other institutions	Yes	Passport	600
COMAV	1981	Valencia	Cultivated vegetable crops and wild relatives	13,556	4°C	200 with other institutions	No	Passport and partial characterization	2,700
MBG-CSIC	1985	Pontevedra	Vegetable Galician Brassica crops	644	4°C	40–50	No	No	70
FMA	1992	Barcelona	Catalonian vegetable crops	1,774	4°C	100	No	No	50

^aBase collection

^bActive collection