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Knowledge Sharing on Best Practices for Managing Crop Genebanks

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Title Knowledge Sharing on Best Practices for Managing Crop Genebanks
 
Creator Jorge, M A
Claessens, G
Hanson, J
Dulloo, M E
Goldberg, E
Thormann, I
Dumet, D
Roux, N
Rudebjer, P
Hamilton, R S
Sanchez, I
Sharma, S
Taba, S
Upadhyaya, H D
Houwe, V D
 
Subject Genetics and Genomics
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description The Crop Genebank Knowledge Base (CGKB) is an initiative of the Consultative Group of International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP). The CGKB was created for sharing knowledge about best practices for managing plant genetic resources (PGR), and making effective decisions about genebank management. Genebank practices from CGIAR Centers and national genebanks were gathered for nine crops (banana, barley, cassava, chickpea, forage grasses and legumes, maize, rice and wheat). This information will help PGR professionals to participate in a global crop conservation effort. An interactive approach with many partners and stakeholders was used to gather published and unpublished information about genebank management. Information on crop-specific best practices was initially collected from crop experts using pre-defined forms. In parallel, a web portal was developed using the open-source content management system (CMS) Joomla!. The CMS allows several editors to maintain pages and update them. Other participatory tools such as wiki pages, a blog, a discussion forum and online forms have been set up to gather future contributions, including information on other crops. The site provides a one-stop platform for information on conservation, characterization, regeneration and safety duplication of each of the nine crops. It also provides information on general (non-crop-specific) genebank management procedures, as well as a comprehensive bibliography of online publications, a glossary, links to relevant external websites, video and photo materials, and training modules. This paper discusses a process of collective action to develop a multi-institutional web platform, highlights important criteria for success, challenges and major lessons learned, and proposes options for the way forward.
 
Publisher International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4080/1/179-536-1-PB_2010.pdf
Jorge, M A and Claessens, G and Hanson, J and Dulloo, M E and Goldberg, E and Thormann, I and Dumet, D and Roux, N and Rudebjer, P and Hamilton, R S and Sanchez, I and Sharma, S and Taba, S and Upadhyaya, H D and Houwe, V D (2011) Knowledge Sharing on Best Practices for Managing Crop Genebanks. Agricultural Information Worldwide, 3 (2). pp. 101-106. ISSN 2075-7751