• Introduction
• Preservation
• Provisionning

• The 530 varieties of the National Collection of maize are available free of charge to the public. One can obtain samples of 100 kernels of each of up to 10 varieties each year.

Among the 530 varieties of the National Collection, 264 are French landraces (see the list and pictures on this site). The others are inbred lines, synthetics or varieties from French overseas countries and are most likely to interest professional breeders.  To obtain seeds of these varieties you may order them on line on the " Florilège" site here below:

https://florilege.arcad-project.org/fr/accessions/OLGA-120

Click on "se connecter" (on top of the page)

Create your account

Fill your « basket » and follow the instructions. A confirmation of your order will be sent to you immediately by email. Only french varieties are available to public, they have a small trolley in the column on the right where you click to order.

You will then receive by email the document « Standard Material Transfer Agreement » or sMTA, compulsory at the international level for any transfer of genetic resources under the ITPGRFA. See the document sMTA french zea 3013...

Complete the Material Transfer Agreement, sign, and send it back to the indicated address (or scann and send it by email). Then you will receive the ordered seeds.

• Seeds are free, but the corn network reserves its right to invoice any large order shipment. in case of a large order.
• Seeds distribution takes place between February 15 and May 15.