Abstract
The German Federal ex situ Genebank of Agricultural and Horticultural Crop Species is the largest collection of its kind in the countries of the European Union and amongst the 10 largest collections worldwide. Beside its enormous scientific value as a safeguard of plant biodiversity, the plant genetic resources maintained are also of high importance for breeders to provide new impulses. The complex processes of managing such a collection are supported by the Genebank Information System (GBIS). GBIS is an important source of information for researchers and plant breeders, e.g. for identifying appropriate germplasm for breeding purposes. In addition, the access to genebank material as a sovereign task is also of high interest to the general public. Moreover, GBIS acts as a data source for global information systems, such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) or the European Search Catalogue for Plant Genetic Resources (EURISCO).Database URL: http://gbis.ipk-gatersleben.de/
Highlights
There are about 250 000 higher plant species in the world [conservative estimate, according to Ungricht [1]]
The German Federal ex situ Genebank of Agricultural and Horticultural Crop Species is the largest collection of its kind in the countries of the European Union and amongst the 10 largest collections worldwide
The complex processes of managing such a collection are supported by the Genebank Information System (GBIS)
Summary
There are about 250 000 higher plant species in the world [conservative estimate, according to Ungricht [1]]. The complex processes of managing such a collection are supported by the Genebank Information System (GBIS).
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