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The history and usefulness of Bioversity International’s descriptor lists

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Title The history and usefulness of Bioversity International’s descriptor lists
 
Creator Bioversity International
 
Subject information classification
descriptors
plant genetic resources
 
Description 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 to develop additional descriptor lists.
 
Date 2011
2016-05-19T13:34:06Z
2016-05-19T13:34:06Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier Bioversity International (2011) The history and usefulness of Bioversity International’s descriptor lists. Impact Assessment Brief No.3. Bioversity International 4 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73450
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/the-history-and-usefulness-of-bioversity-internationals-descriptor-lists/
 
Language en
 
Relation Impact Assessment Brief
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format 4 p.
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