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The scientific information activity of Bioversity International: the descriptor lists

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Title The scientific information activity of Bioversity International: the descriptor lists
 
Creator Gotor, Elisabetta
Alercia, A.
Ramanatha Rao, V.
Watts, J.
Caracciolo, Francesco
 
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 for Bioversity’s continued involvement in developing additional descriptor lists.
 
Date 2011
2016-05-19T14:05:16Z
2016-05-19T14:05:16Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier Gotor, E.; Alercia, A.; Ramanatha Rao, V.; Watts, J.; Caracciolo, F. (2011) The scientific information activity of Bioversity International: the descriptor lists. Impact Assessment Discussion Paper 3. Bioversity International 16 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73451
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/the-scientific-information-activity-of-bioversity-international-the-descriptor-lists/
 
Language en
 
Relation Impact Assessment Discussion Paper
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format 16 p.
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