The German Genebank for Grapevine (DGR) aims to preserve the diversity of grapevine varieties in Germany in a scientific and efficient manner in the long term. The focus of conservation is on German varieties and varieties with a socio-cultural, local or historical connection to Germany. The collection also includes wild grapevine.
The German Genebank for Grapevine is a network of seven institutions maintaining grapevine collections:
• Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI) - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
• Federal plant variety office
• Agricultural Public Service Centre Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrück (Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum Rheinpfalz)
• Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau
• Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau Weinsberg
• Forschungsanstalt Geisenheim
• Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg