The scientific information activity of Bioversity International: the descriptor lists

Effective sharing of information about genetic resources depends on everyone using the same “dictionary” – which is where the descriptor lists published by Bioversity International and its partners come in. In a 2006 survey 90% or more of respondents stated that descriptor lists published by Bioversity and its partners had contributed to the development of genebank databases, increased uniformity of documentation, increased their ability to work with partners, increased efficiency in collection management, and facilitated data exchange. The utility of Bioversity’s descriptors was rated higher than those from other sources, including UPOV and USDA-GRIN, scoring an average of 3.3 on a 4-point scale. The most common constraint to using Bioversity descriptor lists was the lack of descriptors for a particular species of interest – highlighting the need for Bioversity’s continued involvement in developing additional descriptor lists.

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Auteurs principaux: Gotor, Elisabetta, Alercia, A., Ramanatha Rao, V., Watts, J., Caracciolo, Francesco
Format: Brief biblioteca
Langue:English
Publié: 2011
Sujets:information classification, descriptors, plant genetic resources,
Accès en ligne:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73451
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/the-scientific-information-activity-of-bioversity-international-the-descriptor-lists/
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