Herbarium GAT
Citation
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK). Herbarium GAT. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/hiiw6b accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-17.Description
The Gatersleben Herbarium (GAT) of the IPK contains a representative 400,000 specimens' collection of cultivated plants and their wild relatives from extra-tropical regions. It is one of the largest of such special herbaria in the world and serves as an essential source of reference and working material for the reproduction of genebank accessions and various IPK research activities. Furthermore the Gatersleben Herbarium takes part in the international loan and exchange network of botanical collections and can be used by German and foreign specialists.Taxonomic Coverages
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Contacts
Markus Oppermanntechnical point of contact
Corrensstraße 3, 06466 Gatersleben
Telephone: +49 (0)39482-5360
email: opperman@ipk-gatersleben.de
Klaus Pistrick
administrative point of contact
Corrensstraße 3, 06466 Gatersleben
Telephone: +49 (0)39482-5278
email: pistrick@ipk-gatersleben.de