Post on 02-Jan-2016
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Relevancy of GRIN data
Passport Data - what can be improved? Evaluation/Obs Data -
– IPGRI based descriptors Flower Color (1=red, 2=blue, 3=pink) Disease Resistance (1=resistant, 9=susceptible) Soluble Solids (percent 1-100%)
– Oldfashioned? Not useful to modern users?
Exporting GRIN
CANADA– Grin3 character mode
CATIE – Costa Rica Mexico – National Program
Software and other support
10G database
Application Server already 10G– Forms, PL/SQL. Java
10G database– 64 bit architecture– Better optimizer– XML enhancements
Interoperability
New buzzword for linking, interconnectivity Still in early stages (at least in our usergroup) IPGRI, CGCenters, Eurisco, National
Programs interested– Reinvent the wheel– Leverage existing efforts
Germplasm Portal
Germplasm specific schema Initially connect CG Centers, Eurisco, GRIN
>50% of germplasm holdings in world?
Other National Programs Retain compatibility with other schemas