CurrentStatusandFutureProspectsforPublic-SectorCrop.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * P. BRETTING, G. KINARD, P. CYR, B. WEAVER, M. MILLARD, C. GARDNER, R. LITTLE, M. BOHNING, G. EMBERLAND, L. GU, M. REISINGER, Q. SINNOTT, J. POSTMAN, K. HUMMER, T. AYALA-SILVA, T. FRANCO, M. MACKAY, AND L. GUARINO An international project to develop a global plant genebank information management system Are plant genebanks simply giant freezers? No! Plant Genetic Resource Management in Genebanks Acquisition Maintenance Regeneration Documentation and Information Management Distribution Characterization Evaluation Enhancement Research to increase curatorial efficiency and effectiveness USDA National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) The USDA National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) One of the largest national genebank systems. More than 530,000 samples of more than 13,300 plant species. Large collections of the major staple crops important to U. S. and world agriculture. Large holdings of crops without major collections at international agricultural research centers, e.g., cotton, soybean, various horticultural and “specialty” crops. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN): a national standard. GRIN GRIN = Germplasm Resources Information Network. / The genebank information management system for the NPGS, and for Canada’s genebank system (GRIN-Canada). The Global Crop Diversity Trust asked ARS and Bioversity International (an International Agricultural Research Center) to enhance and expand GRIN to address global germplasm information management needs. In 2008, the Trust awarded ARS a 3-year, $1.4 million grant to develop GRIN-Global; ARS is devoting more than $1 million of in-kind support to the project. GRIN-Global Based on GRIN, but can be implemented in either network systems or in a “stand-alone” local management mode. Supports users via a “user-friendly” interface. Supports linkages with other databases and interoperability with existing systems. Advanced querying, custom and third-party applications, on-line orderin