Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks

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 effe...

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Main Authors: Jorge, M.A.B., Claessens, G., Hanson, Jean, Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan, Goldberg, E.D., Thormann, I., Alemayehu, S., Gacheru, E., Amri, A., Benson, E., Dumet, D., Roux, N., Rudebjer, P.G., Hamilton, Ruaraidh S., Sánchez, I., Sharma, S., Taba, S., Upadhyaya, Hari D., Houwe, Ines van den
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3025
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author Jorge, M.A.B.
Claessens, G.
Hanson, Jean
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Goldberg, E.D.
Thormann, I.
Alemayehu, S.
Gacheru, E.
Amri, A.
Benson, E.
Dumet, D.
Roux, N.
Rudebjer, P.G.
Hamilton, Ruaraidh S.
Sánchez, I.
Sharma, S.
Taba, S.
Upadhyaya, Hari D.
Houwe, Ines van den
author_browse Alemayehu, S.
Amri, A.
Benson, E.
Claessens, G.
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Dumet, D.
Gacheru, E.
Goldberg, E.D.
Hamilton, Ruaraidh S.
Hanson, Jean
Houwe, Ines van den
Jorge, M.A.B.
Roux, N.
Rudebjer, P.G.
Sharma, S.
Sánchez, I.
Taba, S.
Thormann, I.
Upadhyaya, Hari D.
author_facet Jorge, M.A.B.
Claessens, G.
Hanson, Jean
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Goldberg, E.D.
Thormann, I.
Alemayehu, S.
Gacheru, E.
Amri, A.
Benson, E.
Dumet, D.
Roux, N.
Rudebjer, P.G.
Hamilton, Ruaraidh S.
Sánchez, I.
Sharma, S.
Taba, S.
Upadhyaya, Hari D.
Houwe, Ines van den
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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.
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spelling CGSpace30252025-11-12T05:33:48Z Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks Jorge, M.A.B. Claessens, G. Hanson, Jean Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan Goldberg, E.D. Thormann, I. Alemayehu, S. Gacheru, E. Amri, A. Benson, E. Dumet, D. Roux, N. Rudebjer, P.G. Hamilton, Ruaraidh S. Sánchez, I. Sharma, S. Taba, S. Upadhyaya, Hari D. Houwe, Ines van den biodiversity genetics gene banks crops 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. 2010-09-20 2011-01-03T12:52:58Z 2011-01-03T12:52:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3025 en Open Access application/pdf Jorge, M.A., Claessens, G., Hanson, J., Dulloo, M.E., Goldberg, E., Thormann, I., Alemayehu, S., Gacheru, E., Amri, A., Benson, E., Dumet, D., Roux, N., Rudebjer, P., Hamilton, R.S., Sanchez, I., Sharma, S., Taba, S., Upadhyaya, H.D., Houwe, I. van den. 2010. Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks. Agricultural Information Worldwide. 3(2): 101-106
spellingShingle biodiversity
genetics
gene banks
crops
Jorge, M.A.B.
Claessens, G.
Hanson, Jean
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Goldberg, E.D.
Thormann, I.
Alemayehu, S.
Gacheru, E.
Amri, A.
Benson, E.
Dumet, D.
Roux, N.
Rudebjer, P.G.
Hamilton, Ruaraidh S.
Sánchez, I.
Sharma, S.
Taba, S.
Upadhyaya, Hari D.
Houwe, Ines van den
Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks
title Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks
title_full Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks
title_fullStr Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks
title_short Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks
title_sort knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks
topic biodiversity
genetics
gene banks
crops
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3025
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