1. New information products to
support the Global System

2. Why?
• National genebank managers • What are the accessions I really
need to look at?
• Where else is similar material
conserved?
• International genebank managers • Where can I order them from?
• Is there enough high-quality seed
available?
• Are they properly duplicated?
• Users
• What are the results of previous
research on them?
• How much use is being made of
my collection?
• Decision/policy-makers
• How good am I at fulfilling
requests?

3. Contents
• GRIN-Global
• Genesys
• What the above are NOT

4. GRIN-Global
• An information management system for
genebanks
• The new incarnation of USDA’s Genetic Resources
Information System (GRIN)
• Support to adoption by national genebanks has
been provided by Bioversity
• Some interest from CGIAR Centres too
• “Open source” software for continued
development and maintenance by the user
community

5. Germplasm accession
•Passport data
•Inventory
•Viability testing Availability
GRIN-Global
Acquisition
Information
•Phytosanitary procedures
•Diagnostic testing
Germplasm
•Quarantine testing, status and clearance health •Characterization
•Evaluation
Phenotypic
•Environments
Information
•Propagation methods
Regeneration
•Pollination management
•Order fulfillment •For the future?
•SMTA Genotypic
Distribution
•IPR management Information
Data sharing Provided by Pete Cyr
USDA-ARS

7. http://www.grin-global.org/index.php/Main_Page

8. Genesys
• Online portal to accession-level information on the world’s
genebank holdings
• Developed by SGRP/Bioversity as successor to, and
expansion of, SINGER
• Also contribution from ITPGRFA-Secretariat
• Initially encompasses International Collections, Eurisco and
USDA
• Searchable on passport, characterization, evaluation and
ecogeographic descriptors
• Ordering system
• Plans for further development and improvement
• Expandable to include your genebank!

10. SINGER
GRIN
Eurisco

11. Genesys
You! You!
International Eurisco USDA
collections

14. http://www.genesys-pgr.org/

15. Not to be confused with…
World Information and Early Warning System on PGRFA
• WIEWS http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/germplasm_query.htm?i_l=EN

16. Not to be confused with…
World Information Sharing Mechanism on the
• WISM implementation of the GPA for PGRFA
http://www.pgrfa.org/gpa/selectcountry.jspx

17. In conclusion
• Together, we are building the information
infrastructure of the Global System
• Much is still missing, though…

18. Thanks!