Documentation and data management in the conservation of food crops [in Malaysia]
1995
Wong, L.J. (MARDI, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Basic Research Div.)
The conservation of indigenous food crops genetic resources is an important strategic exercise. Malaysia cannot afford to overlook or to accord low priority. For effective conservation and efficient utilization, there must be a firm support based on a good documentation and data management system. Although documentation and data management is an activity of the genetic resource centre, better known as genebank, it is a vital link between the germplasm and the users and genebank staff. The other advantages includes efficient functioning as a resource centre, effective management of large collections, overcoming problems arising from resignation and study leave staff, closer monitoring of genebank activities, up-to-date inventory, and enabling networking. The hub of the documentation system are the descriptors and descritor lists, and their definitions determine what are the data to collect and how the data are to be collected. Many softwares are available for managing the genetic resources data such as DBASE, ORACLE, FOXPRO, PARADOX, PCGRIN and GMS. The GMS (Genebank Management System) is selected as an example of a genetic resources data management system for three reasons. Firstly, it is easy to use for anyone who is not familiar with genetic resources documentation because of the software's user-friendly features and the availability of the readable Genebank Management System Software Users Guide and the Guidebook for Genetic Resources Documentation. Secondly, it is easily available from IPGRI. Thirdly, GMS hardly requires any training since it uses a self-teaching approach
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