Genebank, IPK Gatersleben, Germany - The Nordic Gene Bank, NGB, Alnarp, SwedenGenebank, IPK Gatersleben, Germany - The Nordic Gene Bank, NGB, Alnarp, Sweden

Genebanks as GBIF data Genebanks as GBIF data providersproviders

the first experiencesthe first experiences•Helmut Knüpffer, Norbert Biermann – IPK Gatersleben, Germany

•Dag Terje Endresen – Nordic Gene Bank, Alnarp, Sweden

•Pawel Kolasinski, Wieslaw Podyma – IHAR, Radzików, Poland

•Javier de la Torre – BGBM, Berlin, Germany

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TOPICS for this talkTOPICS for this talk

Genebanks are biodiversity collections

Data exchange between genebanks

Central databases of plant genetic resources

Mapping of PGR descriptors to ABCD & Darwin Core

Linking genebanks to GBIF Conclusions

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Genebanks as Genebanks as biodiversity collections biodiversity collections

(1)(1)

Collections of crop plants, their wild relatives and other useful plants

Preserved as seeds, living plants, in vitro or cryo

Aims- provide plant material to

breeders and researchers- counteract „genetic

erosion“ by preserving threatened plants ex situ

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Genebanks as Genebanks as biodiversity collections biodiversity collections

(2)(2) Estimated: 6 million accessions in

hundreds of genebanks worldwide, many well-documented

6,100 (estimated 7,000) agricultural and horticultural crop plant species worldwide (excl. ornamentals & forest species) [Mansfeld]

>10,000 European wild species considered “crop wild relatives” [preliminary data PGR Forum]

Genebanks cover a large number of important taxa

Genebanks are a source for useful biodiversity and related information

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Genebanks as Genebanks as biodiversity collections biodiversity collections

(3)(3)

Genebank tasks: collection, acquisition preservation multiplication/rejuvenation documentation reference collections –

herbaria, seed & spike samples, fruits)

distribution of plant genetic resources

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GenebanksGenebanks

Long-term seed storage (IPK)

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GenebanksGenebanks

Long-term seed storage (NGB)

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GenebanksGenebanks

Field multiplication

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GenebanksGenebanks

Reference collections, e.g. cereal spike & seed collection

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Data exchange between Data exchange between genebanksgenebanks

Many genebanks have electronic documentation systems

PGR data exchange standards developed >30 years 1988: “Passport

descriptors of the COMECON International Database of Genetic Resources”

1996: FAO/IPGRI „Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors“

- 33 fields, fixed-format [resembles Darwin Core]

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Data exchange: Multi-Data exchange: Multi-Crop Passport Crop Passport

DescriptorsDescriptorsNational Inventory

CodeInstitute CodeAccession NumberCollecting NumberCollecting Institute

CodeGenusSpeciesSpecies Authority„Subtaxa“„Subtaxa“ AuthorityCommon Crop NameAccession NameAcquisition Date

Country of OriginLocation of Collection

SiteLatitude of CSLongitude of CSElevation of CSCollecting Date of

SampleBreeding Institute

CodeBiological Status of

AccessionAncestral DataCollecting/Acquisition

Source

Donor Institute CodeDonor Accession NumberOther Identification

(Number) associated with the accession

Location of Safety Duplicates

Type of Germplasm Storage

RemarksDecoded Collecting

InstituteDecoded Breeding

InstituteDecoded Donor InstituteDecoded Safety

Duplication LocationAccession URL

Descriptors marked red did not match the earlier versions of ABCD ABCD was extended by a PGR section [W. Berendsohn, H. Knüpffer]

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Central databases of Central databases of plant genetic resourcesplant genetic resources

56 „Central Crop Databases“ in Europe > 20 years (Wheat, Potato, Barley etc.)

EURISCO – central inventory of plant genetic resources in Europe - EU project EPGRIS (1999-2003)- 42 national programmes (Europe)- at present 906,824 accessions

(approximately 50% of estimated number in European genebanks)

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Accessions in EURISCOAccessions in EURISCO(906,824)(906,824)

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Accessions in SINGERAccessions in SINGER(524,466)(524,466)

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EURISCOdatabase

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inven-tory

EURISCO - present situation EURISCO - present situation (TvH)(TvH)

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collection

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input

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CCDB

othersources

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The first genebanks in The first genebanks in GBIFGBIF

Nordic Gene Bank (NGB), Alnarp, Sweden- 29,878 accessions, Darwin Core

& DiGIR protocol, March 2004 IHAR Radzików, Poland

- 40,459 accessions, Darwin Core & DiGIR protocol, March 2004

IPK Gatersleben, Germany- 109,711 accessions, ABCD &

BioCASE protocol, August 2004 (assisted by ENBI)

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ConclusionsConclusions

• It is suggested that the PGR community utilizes the GBIF mechanisms and tools to build specific information services instead of their „central databases“

• Specific portals should be built in the future to serve specific PGR communities, e.g.:- a „Barley Portal“ with barley

genetic resources collections, but also herbaria and observations in the wild

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Thank you for listening!