Digitization and online availability of original collecting mission data to improve data quality and enhance the conservation and use of plant genetic resources

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 635-644

  Thormann, Imke ^a   Gaisberger, Hannes ^a   Mattei, Federico ^a   Snook, Laura ^a   Arnaud, Elizabeth ^a  

^a BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collecting missions; Data quality; Digitization; Ex situ conservation; Germplasm utilization; Passport data

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DATA QUALITY; DATA SET; DIGITIZATION; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; GENETIC RESOURCE; GERMPLASM; INTERNET; PLANT BREEDING; WILD POPULATION;

EID: 84861008122     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-012-9804-z     Document Type: Review

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