Dr. Axel Diederichsen
Research Scientist and Curator at Plant Gene Resources Canada (PGRC), the Canadian national genebank for plant genetic resources for food and agricultrure.
- Managing seed genebank
- Initiating and conducting research
- Representing PGRC at national and international fora
Current research and/or projects
- Managing seed genebank Plant Gene Resources of Canada as part ot project AAFC's Biological Collections
- Research on cadmium accumulation in flax germplasm
Research and/or project statements
- Research in cereal germplasm divserity (oats, wheta, triticale)
- National Focal Point for International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- National Focal Point for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to FAO Commission on Genetic Resources
- National Focal Point for Biodiversity for food and Agriculture to FAO Commission on Genetic Resources.
Professional activities / interests
- Diverstity and evolution of cultvated plants
- Plant genetic resourcces globally
Education and awards
Dr. sc. agr. (Ph.D. equivalent) Georg-August-Uinivseristy, Göttingen, Germany, 1993
International experience and/or work
- 2010–2011, Senior Research Scientist, Nordic Genetic Resource Center, Alnarp, Sweden
- 1998, Assistant Plant Breeder, Getreidezüchtunsforschungforschung Darzau, Germany
- 1993-1997, Research Associate, Curator and Graduate Student, IPK Gatersleben, Germany-
Additional links
PGRC presence on AAFC Online - https://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/agriculture-and-agri-food-canada/?id=1579541490274
GrinGlobal-CA - http://pgrc-rpc.agr.gc.ca/
Key publications
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Diederichsen, A. (2009). "Taxonomical and morphological assessments of infraspecific diversity in cultivated flax (Linum usitatissimum L.).", Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics(Suppl. 92), pp. 33-51.
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Diederichsen, A. (2009). "Sabine Landsrath and Karl Hammer: Pflanzliche Agrarbiodiversität - eine essayisistische Überarbeitung Friedrich Alefelds "Landwirthschaftlicher Flora" von 1866 [Plant agrobiodiversity-an essayistic review of Friedrich Alefeld’s “Agricultural Flora” from 1866]. Review.", Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 56(1), pp. 143-144.
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Diederichsen, A., Ulrich, A. (2009). Variability in stem fibre content and its association with other characteristics in 1177 flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) genebank accessions. Industrial Crops and Products, [online] 30(1), 33-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2009.01.002
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Diederichsen, A. (2009). Duplication assessments in Nordic Avena sativa accessions at the Canadian national genebank. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, [online] 56(4), 587-597. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10722-008-9388-9
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Diederichsen, A. and Richards, K.W. (2008). "Plant Gene Resources of Canada - Pulse Crop Diversity from the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains.", 2 pages. (Factsheet)
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Diederichsen, A. (2008). "Lessons learnt from beans: home gardens as hot-spots for crop evolution.", - Seed Savers 2008. Summer Edition, Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, IA, USA, pp. 32-36.
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Diederichsen, A. and Fu, Y.B. (2008). "Flax genetic diversity as the raw material for future success.", 2008 International Conference on Flax and Other Bast Plants, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, July 21-23, 2008, pp. 270-280.
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Diederichsen, A., Kusters, P.M., and Richards, K.W. (2008). "Plant Gene Resources of Canada - Diverse species of the genus Linum.", 2 pages. (Factsheet)
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Diederichsen, A. (2008). "Beans prove it: Home Gardens are Hot Spots for Crop Evolution.", Seeds of Diversity Canada, 21(3), pp. 12-15.
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Diederichsen, A. (2008). "Future involvement of the Global Crop Diversity Trust in oat germplasm work and opportunities for funding.", Meeting of the Global Oat Diversity Network, Minneapolis Radisson Hotel, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2 July, 2008. (Presentation)
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Diederichsen, A. and Germeier, C. (2008). "Trends in conservation and utilization of oat genetic resources.", 8th International Oat Conference (IOC): Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives, Minneapolis Radisson Hotel, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 28-July 2, 2008.
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Diederichsen, A., Raney, J.P. (2008). Pure-lining of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) genebank accessions for efficiently exploiting and assessing seed character diversity. Euphytica, [online] 164(1), 255-273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-008-9725-2
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Diederichsen, A. (2008). Assessments of genetic diversity within a world collection of cultivated hexaploid oat (Avena sativa L.) based on qualitative morphological characters. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, [online] 55(3), 419-440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10722-007-9249-y
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Diederichsen, A., Rozhmina, T.A., Kudrjavceva, L.P. (2008). Variation patterns within 153 flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) genebank accessions based on evaluation for resistance to fusarium wilt, anthracnose and pasmo. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, [online] 6(1), 22-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1479262108913897
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Diederichsen, A., Boguslavskij, R.L., Halan, M.S., and Richards, K.W. (2007). "Collecting plant genetic resources in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains within the territory of Ukraine in 2005.", Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter, 151, pp. 14-21.
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Diederichsen, A. (2007). "Surviving first-generation immigrants to Saskatchewan.", - Seed Savers 2007. Summer Edition, Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, IA, USA.
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Wiersema, J.H., Porcher, M., Baum, B.R., Chauvet, M., Dawson, S., Diederichsen, A., Green, N., Groth, D., Hammer, K., Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Himmel, P., Jarvis, C.E., Mannino, M.R., Pistrick, K., and van Ettekoven, K. (2007). ISTA List of Stabilized Plant Names. 5th Edition., International Testing Association (ISTA), Bassersdorf, Switzerland.
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Diederichsen, A. (2007). "Ex-situ collections of cultivated flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and other species of the genus Linum L.", Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 54(3), pp. 661-678. doi : 10.1007/s10722-006-9119-z
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Diederichsen, A., Raney, J.P., and Duguid, S.D. (2006). "Variation of mucilage in flax seed and itsrelationship with other seed characters.", Crop Science, 46, pp. 365-371.
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Diederichsen, A. and Fu, Y.B. (2006). "Phenotypic and molecular (RAPD) differentiation of four infraspecific groups of cultivated flax (Linum usitatissimum L. subsp. usitatissimum).", Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 53, pp. 77-90.
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Affiliations
- PROCINORTE Taskfore on Plant Genetic Resources of Inetr-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
- Nomenclature Committee of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)
- Crop Wild Relative Specialist Group (CWRSG) of the International Union of Conservation (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- International Seed Morphology Association