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 From: Terms of Reference for the operational bodies of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) - [click here for complete document ] (71 KB)

Database Manager of an ECPGR Central Crop Database (ECCDB)

Database Managers of ECPGR (European) Central Crop Database are identified by the institutions managing the respective database on behalf of ECPGR. They are ex officio members of the Documentation and Information Network and can be invited to the appropriate Network meetings.

The Database Managers are in charge of the development of the crop databases, including:

  1. Adoption of agreed passport and characterization descriptors for the database structure;
  2. Collect data according to the appropriate format or data flow mechanism, preferably from EURISCO;
  3. Preparation and update of the ECPGR database Internet entry page, in liaison with the Secretariat; 
  4. Display of the data in an on-line searchable form and as downloadable file(s) from the respective ECPGR entry page; 
  5. Further development of the database as a crop portal and as a tool for germplasm collection analysis, in agreement with decisions and priorities defined by the WG; 
  6. Analysis of the available data for gaps, duplications and other objectives, according to the needs of the WG (i.e. definition of Most Appropriate Accessions for “A European Genebank Integrated System – AEGIS”).

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