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Introduction
Informationsystems
DataBaseManagementSystems(DBMS)andmodels
Databases,descriptorsanddescriptorstates
Standardsfordatapreparation
Documentation:PGRnationalefforts
Futureconsiderations
Summary
References
AppendixI.ListofcataloguespublishedbyNBPGR

Introduction
Plantgeneticresourcesprovidebasematerialtoplantbreedersforthedevelopmentof
newandsuperiorcropvarieties.Duringthelastthreedecades,agrowingawarenesshas
beenwitnessedtocollectandconservethesefastdepleting,irreplaceableresourcesfor
thegoodofthepresentandfuturegenerations.Atthesametime,ithasbeenaccepted
thatthesuccessoftheentiregeneticresourcesactivitiesisdependentuponthe
descriptiveinformationoftheconservedmaterialwhichenablesplantbreederstomake
decisionsregardingthematerialtobeusedinbreedingprogrammes.Thisdependenceon
informationgrowsexponentiallywiththesizeofthecollections.

Plantgeneticresourcesmanagementinvolvesbroadlyfivestages,viz.explorationand
collection,characterizationandevaluation,conservation,exchangeandutilisation,and
documentation.Inaddition,itisalsoconcerneddirectlyorindirectlywiththeplant
quarantine.Ateachofthevariousstagesintheaboveprocess,informationaboutplant
materialisusedforcommunicationanddecisionmaking.Itisestimatedthatthescientists
andtechniciansspendatleast30percentoftheirtimeinhandlingofdatageneratedat
variousstages(Rogersetal.,1975).Documentationis,therefore,oneofthemostcritical
functionsconcernedwithgeneticresources.

Duringrecentyears,thetermdocumentationisappropriatelyknownasInformation
System.Aninformationsystemismuchmorethansimplydocumentinginformation.The
informationsystemhastobedynamic,vitalandflexibleandensuringthereliabilityand
integrityofthedataandprovidingeffectivemethodsfortheirhandling.InIndia,inviewof
thesizeofthecountryandbecauseoftheexistingagriculturalresearchsystem,thereisa
needtodevelopaninformationsystembasedonanetworkapproachincludingallthe
institutionsthroughoutthecountrywhichareinvolvedingermplasmcollection,
conservationandutilisationactivities.Inthischapter,theaspectsofinformationhandling,
ingeneral,andtheeffortsmadebytheNBPGR,andthefutureplansinthisendeavour
willbediscussed.

Informationsystems
HershandRogers(1975)havediscussedinformationrequirementsforgeneticresources
applicationfromthepointofviewofsystemsapproachinwhichthereisadynamic
dialoguebetweenthesystem'sdesignunderconsiderationandtheuser.Theyhave
indicatedhowtoestablishsuchanapproachfordocumentationforaglobalnetworkof
geneticresourcescentres.Somedegreeofprogresswasmadetowardsthisaimduring
the1970s,whenTAXIR(TaxonomicInformationRetrieval)ageneralpurposeand
computerassistedinformationsystemwasdevelopedattheTaximetricsLaboratoryofthe
UniversityofColorado,USA.Later,EXIR(ExecutiveInformationRetrieval)systemwas
evolvedatthesameUniversitytomeetspecificneedsofscientistsinvolvedinthedata
managementofgenebanks.Thesesystemswereusedonlyinfewgenebanksinvarious
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places(Izmir,TurkeyBari,Italy)becauseofdifficultiesinportability(especiallythebigsize
ofcomputersrequiredtoruntheprogramme)andhavesincebeenovertakenbyfully
supportedcommercialDatabaseManagementSystems(DBMS)availableforawide
rangeofcomputers.Thefastdevelopmentofsmallsizedandlowpricedpersonal
computers(PCs)hassupportedorevenenabledthisdevelopmentandrevolutionisedthe
entireinformationhandling.Nowadays,ithasbecomeacommonpractisetouse
computersinthemanagementofinformationingenebanks.Becauseofwiderangeof
optionsinsoftwareandhardwaretechnology,itisnotanymorerequiredthateverybody
shouldusethesamedatabasemanagementsystemtohandlethegenebankdataaswas
thecasesome15yearsago.

Presently,agoodnumberofgenebanksareoperatingintheentireworld.Someofthem
havedevelopedtheirowninformationsystem,fittingtotheirrequirementsandbasedon
theavailabilityofthecomputersystem,andtailoredDatabaseManagementSystem
(DBMS)softwareusedforotherpurposes.Oneofthefrontrunnersinthemanagementof
geneticresourcesdataiscertainlytheNordicGenebankatWeibullsholmPlantBreeding
InstituteinSweden.TheGRIN(GermplasmResourcesInformationNetwork)system
developedinUSAisquitecapableofmonitoringinformationonworld'slargestcollection
attheNationalSeedStorageLaboratory(NSSL),FortCollinsandthecooperating
institutionswithintheUSDAresearchsysteminUSA.Similarly,IRRI,Philippines
CIMMYT,MexicoandseveralotherInternationalAgriculturalResearchInstituteshave
developedtheirowninformationsystemsfortheirrespectivemandatecropsforhandling
thegermplasm.Thesameholdsforseveralnationalplantgeneticresourcesprogrammes
inadditiontotheonesalreadymentioned.

Yndgaard(1982)hassuggestedthefollowingguidelinesforthedevelopmentofa
genebankinformationsystem:

1.Easeofdatainput(registration)intoastoragemedium.
2.Datavalidationduringinputphase.
3.Flexibledatastorageandretrievalprocedures.
4.Availabilityofdataformultipleanalysisanduse.
5.Exchangeofinformationwithothergenebanks.
6.Basingthesystemanditsterminologyongeneticandbiologicalprinciples.

Inadditiontothis,thesystemshouldbesimpleanduserfriendlytherebypermittingthe
noncomputerscientiststoworkwithit.Thesystemshouldalsobeeconomicaland
adoptabletotheorganisationalenvironment.

DataBaseManagementSystems(DBMS)andmodels
Onemajorfactoraffectinggeneticresourcesinformationhandlingandexchangeisthe
voluminousdataassociatedwiththegermplasmcollections.Forinstance,theNational
PlantGermplasmSystem(NPGS)inUSAmaintainsover400,000accessionsof
germplasmintheformofseedandvegetativelypropagatedseeds.Theseaccessionsare
primarilylandracesandunimprovedmaterialfromforeignsources.Newaccessionsare
addedtotheNPGSattherateof7,000to15,000peryear.IRRI,inPhilippines,holds
over86,000samplesofrice.Thedataisalonerecordedonover75traitsgenerating
around6.4millionpiecesofinformationtomanage.Theimmensesizeofgermplasm
holdingsbecomesachallengefortheinformationmanagement.Moderncomputers,with
theirabilitytostorevastamountofinformationandtoretrievethesamewithgreater
speedandaccuracyhavesimplifiedthewholeconceptofdatabasemanagement.The
DBMSisasoftwarepackagethathandlesthedifficulttaskassociatedwithcreating,
accessingandmaintainingdatabaserecords.TheprogrammesinaDBMSpackage
establishaninterfacebetweenthedatabaseitselfandtheusersofdatabase.

Twobasictypesofdatabasemanagementsystemscanbeidentified,namely,hierarchical
andrelational.Ahierarchicalsystemtendstobeextremelycomplexbecauseofsuperior
subordinatetypeofrelationshipbetweendataelementsinahierarchical(tree)structure.
Incomparisontohierarchicalstructuringtechnique,therelationaltechniqueismuch
simpler.Dataarerepresentedintheformoftwodimensionaltablesandtherelationships
canbeestablishedbetweenthesetables.Informationcontainedinanytwoormore
separatefiles(forexample,oneforthepassportdataandtheotherfortheevaluation
data)canberelatedorlinkediftherearecommonfieldsordescriptorsinthesetablesor
files.Forinstance,auniqueidentifierforeachandeveryaccessioningermplasm
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collectione.g.theaccessionnumber,issuchacommonfield.Asagenebankpreserves
andprovidesgeneticmaterialforamultitudeofpurposes,therelationalDBMSwillbe
moreappropriateinageneticresourcesenvironmentasiteasilypermitsthe
establishmentoflinkagesbetweendifferentfilesandchangeofrelationshipsatany
moment.

ThereareprobablyadozenDBMSpackages(dBASEIIIPLUS,dBASEIV,FOXBASE,
FOCUS,ORACLE,UNIFY,INGRESS,SYBASE,QBE,QUEL,RELATE/3000,etc.)
currentlymarketedtoday.Mostofthesepackageshavesimplerbasiccapabilitiesbut
somehaveadditionalfeaturesmakingthesoftwaremoreattractive.However,relational
databasemanagementsystem,whichismachineindependent,globallyaccepted,easily
maintainedbydataprocessingstaff,hasagoodperformancerecord,andhassecurity
measuresforprotectingdataduringhardwarefailureorabusebyunauthorizedpersonnel
couldbeselected.dBASEIIIPLUSordBASEIVisanappropriatechoiceforasmallto
mediumsizedatabasesandisusedwidelythroughouttheworld.OracleDBMSis
certainlyapowerfulpackageintherelationaltechnologyandwillbeanappropriatechoice
forhandlinglargedatabases.

Databases,descriptorsanddescriptorstates

Informationtypes

Adatabaseisacombinationofrelatedrecords,andarecordisacombinationoffieldsor
whatwecall'descriptors'ingeneticresourcesenvironment.The'descriptor'isnowwidely
acceptedasthecomputertermforthecharacterofaplantaswellasforotherunitsof
informationsuchascountryoforiginorthedateofcollecting.The'descriptorstate'isthen
thequantityorthequalityoftheplantcharacter,oranycountrynameorabbreviationsor
theactualday,monthandyearofcollecting.Thesedescriptorscanbefurther
distinguishedfromthepointofviewofuseandcontent.

Informationtypes

Ageneticresourcescentregenerallyhandlesgermplasmsampleswithallinformation
associatedwithitandthisinformationcanbebroadlyclassifiedintofourmajorcategories
dependingupontheiruse.

Passportdata

Thiscategoryincludesinformationonthesitewheresamplehasbeencollected,including
ecologicalandhabitatdata,altitudeandclimate,etc.

Characterization,preliminaryandfurtherevaluationdata

Morphologicalandevaluationdataonvariouscollections,suchastheextentofthe
variabilityobservedinthefield,agrobotanicalandeconomiccharacters,qualitytraits,and
reactiontovariousdiseasesandpests,etc.

Conservationmanagementdata

Thisincludesdetailsofeachsamplestoredinthegenebank,quantity,itsplacementinthe
genebank,germinationandviabilitypercentagewhenstored,periodofstorage,towhom
thepartsofthesamplesweresuppliedinthepast,rejuvenationdateandnextprobable
dateforfurtherreplenishmentofseedstocks.

Exchangedata

Thisincludesinformationrelatedtoimportandexportofgermplasmforinventorycontrol.

Standardsfordatapreparation
Inordertomakeaninformationsystemmeaningfulandmoregenerallyapplicable,the
dataneedstobestandardizedintermsofterminologyandmeasurement.Allthose
involvedinplantgeneticresourcesworkhaverecognisedtheneedforaninternationally
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acceptedsystemtorecord,classify,communicate,correctorupdateinformationabout
accessions.Inordertofacilitatedescriptionofaccessions,theirevaluationandalsoto
improveinformationandcommunicationamongscientists,therehasbeenacontinuing
effortinseveralcountriesespeciallyGermanytoprovidedocumentationstandards
acceptabletoallinterestedindividuals.TheThesaurusoftermsisprovidedwithexact(or
nearlyexact)equivalentforeachterminsomeofthemajorlanguages,i.e.,German,
French,SpanishandRussian.Byuseoftheseterms,workersinvariouscropsand
variouspartsoftheworldcanaccuratelydescribetheircollections,andtheresultsoftheir
observationsandtests,andbecertainthattheterminologywillbeunderstoodbyothers.

TheInternationalBoardforPlantGeneticResources(IBPGR)hasrecognisedtheneed
fordeterminingstandardsfordatarecording.Thedatastandardizationhasmadethe
communicationofinformationeasierandmoreeffective.TheIBPGRcropadvisory
committeeshavebeendevelopingminimumdescriptorslistsaccompaniedbystandards
formeasurementtechniques,unitsofmeasurementanddatarecordingandencoding
methods.Theminimumdescriptorslistdefinestheminimumamountofinformation
requiredtodescribeanaccession.Aminimumlistofmanagementdescriptorsforthe
managementofgenebankhasbeensuggestedaswell(KonopkaandHanson,1985).

Theproceduresfordatapreparationneedcarefulconsideration,asthefutureuniversal
useofexistingsystemsfordatamanagementwilldependuponthem.Eachdescriptor
musthaveacleardefinitionsoastofacilitatethemeaningfulexchangeofinformation
amongthecooperatingscientists.Beforerecordingthedata,thecodedictionaryshould
bepreparedgivingthedetailedinformationforinterpretingthecodeddata.Automaticdata
validationduringtheinputphaseessentiallyhelpsinensuringthevalidityofthedatain
termsofpermissiblelimitsforeachdataitemandwhethertheyareofanalphabeticalor
numericaltypes.

Documentation:PGRnationalefforts

Plantintroductionreportersandcropinventories
Quarantineinformation,checklists,etc.
Passportinformation
Herbariuminformation
Fieldevaluationandcataloguing
Genebankinformation
Otherpublishedinformation
Trainingsondocumentationandinformationmanagement

TheNBPGR,sinceitsinceptionin1976,iscateringtotheneedsoftheplantgenetic
resourcescommunityinthecountryasanationalnodalserviceforallactivitiesrelatedto
plantexplorationandcollection,evaluationanditsproperconservationforpresentandthe
futureuse(seeChapter14fordetails).Inaddition,theBureauhasanimportantfunction
tocollectallavailableinformationregardingthegeneticdiversityandthesameproperly
documentedanddisseminatedtoallconcernedbreeders/curatorsinthecountryaswell
asoutsidethecountry.Asapartofsuchactivities,theInstitutehasgeneratedalarge
amountofinformationanddevelopedanumberofCropCatalogues,PlantIntroduction
Reporters,CropInventories,InformationBulletinsandScientificMonographsforthe
benefitofPGRcommunity.

Since1980,aconsiderableprogresshasbeenmadeasafollowupactionofthe
recommendationsoftheFirstNationalWorkshoponDocumentationofPlantGenetic
Resourcesconvenedinthatyear.Themanualsystemofdatarecording/processingis
beinggraduallyreplacedbyacomputerbasedsystem.TheInstituteinitiatedaproject
'GeneticResourcesInformationProgramme(GRIP)'in1986.Thishasaimedatthe
creationanddevelopmentofacomputerbasedinformationfortheefficientmanagement
ofthenationalplantgeneticwealth.Someofthedocumentationactivitiesundertakenby
theInstituteandthefutureplansinthisdirectionaregivenbelow.

Plantintroductionreportersandcropinventories

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TheintroductionofgermplasmfromexoticsourcesforusebythebreedersinIndiaisone
oftheregularactivityoftheBureau(seeChapter4fordetails).Since1940,whenthefirst
accessionwasregisteredintheNationalAccessionRegister,NBPGRhasintroduced
germplasm(includingtrialmaterial)ofover900,000samples.EachaccessionisgivenEC
(ExoticCollection)numberatthetimeofitsentry,andtheotherdetailsofinformation
accompanyingtheaccessions,viz.botanicalname,originalidentificationnumber/names,
sourcecountryandaddress,recipientnameandaddress,numberofsamples,andspecial
notes,ifany,oftheaccessionsarerecordedintheNationalRegister.Theentire
informationiscompiledandaPlantIntroductionReporter(PIR)ispublishedonquarterly
basisforcirculationtoIndianscientistsandcooperatingagencies.Thiscompilationisnow
partiallycomputerised.

TheinformationonthegermplasmofdifferentcropintroducedintoIndiaiscompiledfrom
timetotimeandpublishedasinventories.

Quarantineinformation,checklists,etc.

Allplantintroductions,whenreceived,passthroughplantquarantineandareassigned
ImportQuarantine(IQ)number.Countryname,typeofmaterial,casenumber,consignee,
quarantinehistoryetc.arealsorecordedinimportquarantineregisteralongwiththe
informationonclearance/rejection,interceptions,salvagingtechniques,postquarantine
treatment,etc.Theserecordsaremaintainedmanuallyintheimportregister.Similar
records,asstatedforimports,arealsomaintainedformaterialunderexport.

Withaviewtoknowbeforehandtherisksinvolvedinintroducingnewpestsand
pathogensintothecountrywhileimportinggermplasmfromexoticsources,checklistsare
preparedwiththehelpofavailableliterature.Anumberofsuchlistshavebeencompiled
bytheDivisionofPlantQuarantinemainlyforinternaluse.Theprocedureiscompletely
manual.

Passportinformation

Sitedatasheetsareusedforrecordinginformationonasetofpassportdescriporsviz.
collectornameandnumber,latinnameofthecrop,common/cultivarname,provenance
dataincludinglatitude,longitudeandaltitudestructure,habitat,informationonpestsand
pathogens,soilcolourandtexture,andotherspecialattributes,ifany(seeChapter3).

EachaccessionisassignedanIC(IndigenousCollection)numberbeforeitispassedon
totheEvaluationDivision.Inpreviousyears,thepassportdatainformationwas
documentedmanuallyintheformofPlantCollectionReporteranddisseminatedtouser
agencies.Recently,someprogresshasalsobeenmadetocomputerisesuchinformation.

Herbariuminformation

Variabilityincropplants,theirwildrelativesandothereconomicallyimportantspeciesare
representedasdriedplantspecimensandseedsamplesintheNationalHerbariumof
CultivatedPlantsattheBureau.Currentholdingsrepresent2,200speciescovering950
generaand180families.Herbariuminformationisrecordedforasetofdescriptorse.g.
collectornumberandname,botanicalname,nameofidentifier,etc.Thedevelopmentof
computerbasedherbariuminformationsystemisinprogress.

Fieldevaluationandcataloguing

TheGermplasmEvaluationDivisionisentrustedwiththeresponsibilitiesofpreliminary
evaluationandseedincrease,characterization,documentation,preparationofcatalogues,
etc.Asregardsfurtherevaluation,alimitednumberofcharactersrelatedtoagronomic
andproductiontraits,resistancetodiseasesandpestswereselectedbydifferentplant
breedersinthepast.However,intherecentpast,dueemphasishasbeengiventofollow
theIBPGRlistofdescriptorsasfaraspossibleforrecordingthedata.Suchevaluation
dataareavailablewithvariouscropbasedinstitutes/coordinatedprojectsandagricultural
universities.Besides,NBPGRhasgeneratedconsiderableevaluationdataondifferent
cropsandtheinformationhasbeencompiledanddocumentedintheformof48crop
catalogues(AppendixI).Someofthesecataloguesgiveindetailthecompletelistingof
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evaluationdataalongwiththeavailablepassportinformation,theestimatesofvariability
andcorrelationandregressionparameters,frequencydistributioninrespectof
quantitativeaswellasqualitativetraits,andanswerstocertainsimpleandcomplex
queriesregardingthedatabaseonusefultraitsorcombinationoftraits.

From1986onward,theBureaustartedcomputerprocessingoftheevaluationdata.A
programmecalledGEIS(GermplasmEvaluationInformationSystem)wasdevelopedfor
handlingtheinformationonsuchdata.Forbettermanagementofthedatafiles,8major
groupsofcrops,viz.grainlegumes,cerealsandpseudocereals,oilseeds,milletsand
minormillets,vegetables,horticulturalcrops/plants,medicinalandaromaticplants,and
miscellaneouscropshavebeenformed.ProgrammeshavebeendevelopedindBASEIII
PLUS.Recently,9cropcatalogues,namely,onindigenousandexoticmaize,foxtailmillet,
kodomillet,rice,guar,oats,okraandforagesorghumhavebeencompiledandpublished.
Theprocessingofthedataforthesecatalogueswascompletelycomputerbased.

Genebankinformation

NBPGRpresentlyholdsover135,000accessionsofvariouscropswhichhavebeen
storedintheNationalRepositoryforlongtermconservation.Dataismaintainedonsome
oftheimportantdescriptors,viz.cropname,genusandspecies,identificationnumber,
germinationpercentage,moisturecontent,monthandyearofstorage,etc.Thedatabase
isbeingdevelopedforthesemanagementdescriptorsandtheinformationismonitored
periodically.Genebanklabelsarealsoprintedusingthedatabase.Informationonsamples
storedundercryopreservationisalsomaintainedandmonitored.

Otherpublishedinformation

TheNBPGRregularlybringsoutNewsletters,ResearchHighlightsandAnnualReports.
Thesearesourceofusefulinformationpertainingtoallgeneticresourcesactivities
undertakenandcoordinatedbytheBureauinassociationwithitsregionalstationsandthe
basecentres.

Trainingsondocumentationandinformationmanagement

UndertheGeneticResourcesInformationProgramme(GRIP)atNBPGR,theInstitute
hasorganisedfourcomputerappreciationcoursesinrelationtodatabasemanagementof
geneticresourcessince1986totrainthescientistsofthisInstituteaswellasofthe
identifiedcooperatingcentres.

Futureconsiderations
DatabasemanagementactivitiesarebeingfurtherstrengthenedattheNBPGRunderthe
USAIDPGRdatabasemanagementproject.Theprojecthasbeengivenhighpriorityand
sufficientfundshavebeenallocated.Ithasbeenplannedtoequipallthe30cooperating
centres/datageneratingsites(seeChapter14)withmicrocomputersandnecessary
software.Aminicomputersystemwithacapacityofsupportingmorethan80terminals
willbelocatedattheBureau'snewheadquarters.Theprovisionfortheother
infrastructureintermsofstaffandotherfacilities,andtrainingofthestaffandtherequired
consultancyhasbeenmadeintheproject.Thedevelopmentofhardwareandsoftware
facilitiesattheheadquartersandatthecooperatingcentreshasbegunandfiveofthese
centreshavebeenequippedwithIntel80386basedmicrocomputersystemssupporting
UNIXoperatingsystem.Itisexpectedthattheworkregardingthecreationofrequisite
dataprocessingfacilitieswilltake2to3years.

Asmentionedearlier,theNBPGRhasplansforthedevelopmentofPGRNational
InformationSysteminthecountry.SincetheNationalInformationSystemhastocaterto
theneedsofcropbasedinstitutes,coordinatedprojects,agriculturaluniversitiesandother
useragenciesinIndiaaswellasabroad,athoroughsystemanalysisisheededinthis
respectintermsofidentificationofinputsandoutputsofinformationandtheirgeneration
andstandardisation,informationflow,security/protectionagainstmisuse,hardwareand
software,manpowerandexpertiseandcommunicationfacilitiesetc.Developinganon
linenetworkofinformationisessentiallyacostlyaffairandrequiresconsiderable
resources.However,theprojectcanbeinitiatedinaphasedmannerbyadoptingapolicy

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ofofflinenetworkofinformationinthecountryandlateronchangingtoonlinewhenall
thecooperatinginstitutionshavedevelopedtheirdataprocessingandcommunication
facilities.InIndia,thereisspecificneedtodevelopacoordinatedapproachtoperformthis
functioneventuallytofacilitatesmoothflowandeffectivedisseminationofinformation.

Summary
Theimportanceofaproperdocumentationsystemforthemanagementofplantgenetic
resourceshasbeenrealisedforinventorypurposesaswellasfortheutilisationof
germplasminbreedingprogrammes.Thechapterdescribesinbrief,theearliersystems
visavispresentdatabasemanagementsystems,descriptorsanddescriptorstates,types
ofinformationandtheneedofstandardsfordatapreparation.Theappropriatenessof
relationalstructuringtechniquesinthecomputersoftware,i.e.,databasemanagement
programmes,hasbeenstressedforthedevelopmentofinformationsystemsinagenetic
resourcesenvironmentowingtoitseaseandgreaterflexibilityintheestablishmentof
linkagesamongthetables/filesatvariouspointsoftime.Thedatastandardisationmustbe
treatedasaprerequisiteforthedevelopmentofeffectiveinformationsystem.The
significantachievementsinIndianperspective,especiallytheeffortsmadebytheNBPGR
havebeenhighlighted.Theneedtodevelopnationalinformationsystembasedona
networkapproach,includingalltheinstitutionsthroughoutthecountrywhichareinvolved
ingermplasmcollection,conservationandutilisation,hasbeenemphasized.

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AppendixI.ListofcataloguespublishedbyNBPGR

Sl. Cropname Yearof No.of No.of Remarks

No. publication accessions descriptors
1. Amaranth(Amaranthusspp.) 1981 400 31
2. Barley(Hordeumvulgare) 1983 259 35
3. Barley(Hordeumvulgare) 1983 1155 27 CIMMYTmaterial
4. Barley(Hordeumvulgare) 1984 742 15 CIMMYTmaterial
5. Barley(Hordeumvulgare) 1985 217 15 CIMMYT/ICARDA
material
6. Barley(Hordeumvulgare) 1986 280 8 CIMMYTmaterial
7. Cowpea(Vignaunguiculata) 1981 707 34
8. Cowpea(Vignaunguiculata) 1982 683 24
9. FoxtailMillet(Setariaitalica) 1987 736 52
10. Frenchbean(Phaseolus 1981 1773 16
vulgaris)
11. Guar(Cyamopsis 1981 1150 22
tetragonoloba)
12. Guar(Cyamopsis 1983 830 26
tetragonoloba)
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13. Guar(Cyamopsis 1985 1540 24

tetragonoloba)
14. Guar(Cyamopsis 1989 1578 21 Delhievaluation
tetragonoloba) 1989 984 18 Jodhpurevaluation
15. Kodomillet(Paspalum 1987 206 33 Shimlaevaluation
scrobiculatum)
Kodomillet(Paspalum 1987 186 33 Akolaevaluation
scrobiculatum)
16. Lentil(Lensculinaris) 198283 240 14
17. Maize(Zeamays) 1984 380 25 CIMMYTmaterial
18. Maize(Zeamays) 1985 768 12 CIMMYTmaterial
19. Maize(Zeamays) 198687 462 21 Delhievaluation
(1986)
Maize(Zeamays) 198687 144 19 Bhowalievaluation
(1986)
20. Maize(Zeamays) 1991 635 26 Delhievaluation
(1988)
Maize(Zeamays) 1991 304 19 Bhowalievaluation
(1987)
Maize(Zeamays) 1991 581 19 Bhowalievaluation
(1987)
Maize(Zeamays) 1991 230 19 Shillongevaluation
(1989)\
21. Mothbean(Vignaaconitifolia) 1980 285 17
22. Mothbean(Vignaaconitifolia) 1981 848 17
23. Mothbean(Vignaaconitifolia) 1983 829 20
24. Mungbean(Vignaradiata) 1983 302 19
25. Oats(Avenaspp.) 1990 1000 81
26. Okra(Abelmoschusesculentus) 1990 558 45
27. OleiferousBrassicae 1986 555 7
(Brassicaespp.)
28. OpiumPoppy(Papaver 1980 145 19
somniferum)
29. Rice(Oryzasaliva) 1988 102 56
30. Safllower(Carthamus 1982 481 31
tinctorius)
31. Sesame(Sesamumindicum) 1982 297 22
32. Sesame(Sesamumindicum) 1983 1393 29
33. Sesbania(Sesbaniaspp.) 1982 54 31
34. Soybean(Glycinemax) 1983 2009 18
35. Sunflower(Helianthusannuus) 1982 352 13
36. Tomato(Lycopersicum 1982 80 21
esculentum)
37. Trigonella(Trigonellaspp.) 1980 171 27
38. WheatandTriticale(Triticum 198283 1718 25 ICARDAmaterial
aestivum,Triticale)
39. WheatandTriticale(Triticum 1984 1979 14 ICARDAmaterial
aestivum,Triticale)
40. WheatandTriticale(Triticum 1984 2143 14 ICARDA&USA
aestivum,Triticale) material
41. WheatandTriticale(Triticum 1986 1529 8 CIMMYT&USA
aestivum,Triticale) material
42. WheatandTriticale(Triticum 198687 1718 8 CIMMYT&
aestivum,Triticale) ICARDAmaterial
WheatandTriticale(Triticum CIMMYT&
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WheatandTriticale(Triticum CIMMYT&
43. aestivum,Triticale) 198788 2797 8 ICARDAmaterial

44. WheatandTriticale(Triticum 198889 3592 8 CIMMYT&
aestivum,Triticale) ICARDAmaterial
45. WheatandTriticale(Triticum 198990 3339 8 CIMMYT&
aestivum,Triticale) ICARDAmaterial
46. Wheat(Triticumspp.) 1983 568 25
47. Wingedbean(Psophocarpus 1983 1439 31
tetragonolobus)
48. Wingedbean(Psophocarpus 1984 88 31
tetragonolobus)
Cowpea(Vignaunguiculata) 259 23
Redgram(Cajanuscajan) 399 14
Horsegram(Macrotyloma 403 12
uniflorum)
Chillies(Capsicumspp.) 102 9
Turmeric(Curcumaspp.) 113 22
Yam(Dioscoreaspp.) 110 34

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