Plant Genetic Resources Information System of Slovakia as the Primary Source of the Information

2020 ◽

pp. 93-100

Author(s):

F.Kh. Abdullaev

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Genetic Resources ◽

Gene Pool ◽

Plant Genetic Resources ◽

Plant Gene ◽

Exchange Of Information ◽

The Republic ◽

Main Component ◽

National Information ◽

Research Institute

Aim. To develop the National Plant Gene Pool Information System for the effective exchange of information and targeted use of this information in different research programs as well as for cooperation with regional and international organizations on the basis of intellectual property rights. Results and Discussion. This study was aimed at solving a set of interrelated objectives to compile a computer database of characteristics of the Global Collection of Agricultural Genetic Resources. The platform for this database was harmonized and systematized crop descriptors, which are the main component of the National Information System. As a part of these studies, the PGR Documentation Unit at the National Genebank of the Research Institute of Plant Genetic Resources worked at constructing data queries for presentation in the Information System forms. The tool part of the CAC-DB information system, where one can generate any query at one’s discretion by selecting data using the Query tools, served as a basis for this work. Seventeen types of queries for general use and 4 types of report templates were designed. The National Information System on Plant Genetic Resources, which is being developed at the Research Institute of Plant Genetic Resources, will make it possible to increase the efficiency of its storage, documentation, management and use through the exchange of information and germplasm, and will ensure the transition of genetic and breeding studies to a new technological level, increasing its effectiveness. Conclusions. The developed National Information System is unique and selective. It will concentrate comprehensive information on the plant gene pool of the Republic, as it is specific for Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus, having no analogues in the world.

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Conservation and Sustainable Use of PGRFA in Indonesia

Buletin Plasma Nutfah ◽

10.21082/blpn.v25n2.2019.p67-78 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 67

Author(s):

Muhamad Sabran ◽

Puji Lestari ◽

Mastur Mastur

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Genetic Resources ◽

Biological Diversity ◽

Plant Genetic Resources ◽

National Level ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

Well Being ◽

Convention On Biological Diversity ◽

Food And Agriculture ◽

Agriculture Development

The high diverse of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) in Indonesia needs to be conserved for sustainable use to achieve food security despite a still growing population. Therefore, database and information system which could add value to the PGRFA have been developed by many international initiatives and conventions which impact to national level. Two international agreements that Indonesia intensively involved to govern access and share the benefit arising from the use of the valuable PGRFA are the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the Nagoya Protocol of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. Agriculture development in Indonesia, however, is still faced many challenges. This review described and discussed the high biodiversity in Indonesia, utilization and conservation of PGRFA, supporting regulation and policy on PGRFA along with the progress of database and information system. Overall, promoting conservation and the sustainable use of PGRFA is a key goal of various national, regional, and global efforts, initiatives, and agreements governing them for human well-being.

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Standard descriptors and EURISCO development

Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding ◽

10.17221/1521-cjgpb ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 46 (Special Issue) ◽

pp. S106-S109

Author(s):

I. Faberová

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Genetic Resources ◽

World Wide ◽

Plant Genetic Resources ◽

Ex Situ ◽

Global Level ◽

Main Crop ◽

Level Information ◽

Standard Set ◽

International Plant

The paper gives information about both the genesis, and a survey of, the descriptors used for the documentation of plant genetic resources held in ex situ crop collections. The first international documentation standards were developed by the FAO in the 1950s. In 1974, a specific body for plant genetic resources, the IBPGR (International Board for Plant Genetic Resources), was established within the FAO. Since the 1970s, the descriptor lists for main crop collections have been developed, including passport descriptor sets. For the most part, the passport descriptors were common to all crops, with only slight differences. In 1997, the first attempt to create a standard set of descriptors resulted in 24 passport descriptors developed by FAO and IPGRI (International Plant Genetic Resources Institute) working in cooperation. In 2001, the official Multi-Crop Passport Descriptor list (MCPD) was published, including a revised standard set of 28 descriptors. The European ex situ crop catalogue (EURISCO) enlarged the standard set of passport descriptors by adding 6 additional fields in 2002; and another 2 new descriptors were added in November of 2008. A global level of data compatibility is preferred; therefore projects aimed at world-wide utilization and standardization of systems, such as GRINGlobal, and Accession-Level Information System (ALIS), are supported.

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