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Overview of Workpackage 1:Documentation

Rob van Treuren

EU Leafy Veg start-up meetingWageningen, February 14, 2007

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EU Leafy Veg: Workpackages

WP1: Documentation

WP2: Characterization and regeneration

WP3: Evaluation

WP4: Utilization and marketing

WP5: Coordination

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Databases: State of the art

Lettuce ILDB (CGN) 21 collections 12028 accessions

Spinach To be developed

Chicory To be developed

Minor crops To be developed

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WP1: Objectives

Crop databases Update of the ILDB DB development for spinach, chicory and minor

crops

Selection of material to be used in other WPs

Linkage of data from other WPs to databases

Organization of a safety duplication system

Identification of gaps within the collections

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WP1: Activities

Collection of passport data Task leaders, partners, non-project members,

EURISCO Selection of material for use in other WPs

Task leaders, partners involved in WPs, curators Incorporation of new data in DB’s

DB managers, partners generating new data Design of safety duplication system

All genebank partners Identification of collection gaps

DB managers, genebank partners

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WP1: Role within the project

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WP1: Duration and coordination

Duration Month 1-48

WP-leader CGN

Task-leaders CGN (lettuce and spinach) GEVES (chicory) IPK (minor crops)

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WP1: Deliverables

D1: All passport data collected (month 30)

D2: DBs developed and on the internet (month 48)

D3: Other WP data linked to the DBs (month 48)

D4: Safety duplication systems ready (month 48)

D5: Collection gaps identified (month 48)

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WP1: Milestones

Year 1 Start of request for passport data (month 3) Start of selection of material for evaluation

(month 3) Material selected for regeneration and

characterization (month 6) Material selected for evaluation (month 12) Safety duplication system designed and discussed

(month 12) Year 2

Collection of passport data completed (month 24)

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WP1: Milestones - continued

Year 3 DBs with passport data nearly finalized (month 36) Start of inclusion of characterization and evaluation

data in DBs (month 36) Safety duplication partly realized (month 36) Start identification of collection gaps (month 36)

Year 4 Start availability of DBs on the internet (month 42) Safety duplication realized (month 42) Main part of characterization and evaluation data

included in DBs (month 45)

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Discussion points

Databases Design according to ECPGR concept, largely

following the format of the ILDB? Hosted by task leader? Only data of material that is available for use? Distribution of formats necessary for data

submission?• Consistent display within fields (e.g. predefined crop type

indication)• Distinction between donor and origin• Other identification numbers (e.g. used by donor genebanks)

Safety duplication system Follow-up of ECPGR activities (bottlenecks?)

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Discussion points - continued

Selection procedure of material for other WP’s?1. Selection of material for evaluation (core?)

2. Check-up of seed quantity and quality of the selection

3. Selected material with low seed quantity/quality receives highest priority for regeneration

4. Additional accessions to be regenerated/characterized based on preference and need (curators?)

Collection gaps Gaps in DB, not in individual collections? Definition of gap?

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Discussion points - continued

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