Аннотация:In recent years, increasing importance has been given to the maintenance of biodiversity and protection of genetic resources.
As a consequence, the biodiversity of the seeds used for plantations has gained more attention in several European countries .
Commercial samples of Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst.) seeds from 25 provenances in Europe, originating from eight
European countries, were tested using three different mitochondrial STRs primer sets. All three primer sets gave reliable and
polymorphic patterns of amplification. The primer nad1-a/b was the most informative for assessing the level of genetic
variability of the mother plants seeds within provenances. A wide range of genetic variability values throughout single
provenances was observed. However, provenances coming from the same country show a significant, similar withinvariability.
The value of genetic variability within-provenance of seed batch, therefore, could be useful in order to monitor the
efficacy of seed collecting procedures for each country. Seed collecting procedures are analyzed and discussed.