Database descriptor

Structure of European Secale Database

The data in the European Secale Database are presented in a format based on FAO/IPGRI multi-crop passport descriptors (MCPD) which were published December 2001.
Chosen characterization and evaluation descriptors were used in order to provide more complex information about rye accessions.

Passport data descriptors

National Inventory code (NICODE)

Code identifying the National Inventory; the code of the country preparing the National Inventory. Exceptions are possible, if agreed with EURISCO such as NGB.
Example: NLD

Institute code (INSTCODE)

FAO Institute Code of the institute where the accession is maintained.
Example: NLD037

Accession number (ACCENUMB)

This number serves as a unique identifier for accessions within a genebank collection, and is assigned when a sample is entered into the genebank collection.
Example: CGN00254

Collecting number (COLLNUMB)

Original number assigned by the collector(s) of the sample, normally composed of the name or initials of the collector(s) followed by a number. This number is essential for identifying duplicates held in different collections.
Example: FA90-110

Collecting institute code (COLLCODE)

Code of the Institute collecting the sample. If the holding institute has collected the material, the collecting institute code (COLLCODE) should be the same as the holding institute code (INSTCODE).
Example: NLD037

Genus (GENUS)

Genus name for taxon, in latin. Initial uppercase letter required.
Example: Allium

Species (SPECIES)

Specific epithet portion of the scientific name, in latin, in lowercase letters. Following abbreviation is allowed: ‘sp.’
Example: paniculatum

Species authority (SPAUTHOR)

The authority for the species name.
Example: L.

Subtaxa (SUBTAXA)

Subtaxa can be used to store any additional taxonomic identifier, in latin. Following abbreviations are allowed: ‘subsp.’ (for subspecies); ‘convar.’ (for convariety); ‘var.’ (for variety); ‘f.’ (for form).
Example: subsp. fuscum

Subtaxa authority (SUBTAUTHOR)

The subtaxa authority at the most detailed taxonomic level.
Example: (Waldst. et Kit.) Arc.

Common crop name (CROPNAME)

Name of the crop in colloquial language, preferably English.
Example: malting barley
Example: cauliflower

Accession name (ACCENAME)

Either a registered or other formal designation given to the accession. First letter uppercase. Multiple names separated with semicolon without space.
Example: Rheinische Vorgebirgstrauben;Emma;Avlon

Acquisition date (ACQDATE)

Date on which the accession entered the collection as YYYYMMDD. Missing data (MM or DD) should be indicated with hyphens. Leading zeros are required.
Example: 1968----
Example: 20020620

Country of origin (ORIGCTY)

Code of the country in which the sample was originally collected.
Example: NLD

Location of collecting site (COLLSITE)

Location information below the country level that describes where the accession was collected. This might include the distance in kilometres and direction from the nearest town, village or map grid reference point
Example: 7 km south of Curitiba in the state of Parana

Latitude of collecting site (LATITUDE)

Degree (2 digits) minutes (2 digits), and seconds (2 digits) followed by N (North) or S (South). Every missing digit (minutes or seconds) should be indicated with a hyphen. Leading zeros are required
Example: 10----S
Example: 011530N
Example: 4531--S

Longitude of collecting site (LONGITUDE)

Degree (3 digits), minutes (2 digits), and seconds (2 digits) followed by E (East) or W (West). Every missing digit (minutes or seconds) should be indicated with a hyphen. Leading zeros are required.
Example: 0762510W
Example: 076----W

Elevation of collecting site (ELEVATION)

Elevation of collecting site expressed in meters above sea level. Negative values are allowed.
Example: 763

Collecting date of sample (COLLDATE)

Collecting date of the sample as YYYYMMDD. Missing data (MM or DD) should be indicated with hyphens. Leading zeros are required.
Example: 1968----
Example: 20020620

Breeding institute code (BREDCODE)

FAO Institute Code of the institute that has bred the material.

Biological status of accession (SAMPSTAT))

The coding scheme proposed can be used at 3 different levels of detail: either by using the general codes (in boldface) such as 100, 200, 300, 400 or by using the more specific codes such as 110, 120 etc.
100) Wild
110) Natural
120) Semi-natural/wild
200) Weedy
300) Traditional cultivar/landrace
400) Breeding/research material
410) Breeder's line
411) Synthetic population
412) Hybrid
413) Founder stock/base population
414) Inbred line (parent of hybrid cultivar)
415) Segregating population
420) Mutant/genetic stock
500) Advanced/improved cultivar
999) Other (Elaborate in REMARKS field)

Ancestral data (ANCEST)

Information about either pedigree or other description of ancestral information (i.e. parent variety in case of mutant or selection).
Example: Hanna/7*Atlas//Turk/8*Atlas
Example: mutation found in Hanna
Example: selection from Irene

Collecting/acquisition source (COLLSRC)

The coding scheme proposed can be used at 2 different levels of detail: either by using the general codes (in boldface) such as 10, 20, 30, 40 or by using the more specific codes such as 11, 12 etc.
10) Wild habitat
11) Forest/woodland
12) Shrubland
13) Grassland
14) Desert/tundra
15) Aquatic habitat
20) Farm or cultivated habitat
21) Field
22) Orchard
23) Backyard, kitchen or home garden (urban, peri-urban or rural)
24) Fallow land
25) Pasture
26) Farm store
27) Threshing floor
28) Park
30) Market or shop
40) Institute, Experimental station, Research organization, Genebank
50) Seed company
60) Weedy, disturbed or ruderal habitat
61) Roadside
62) Field margin
99) Other (Elaborate in REMARKS field)

Donor institute code (DONORCODE)

FAO Institute Code for the donor institute.

Donor accession number (DONORNUMB)

Number assigned to an accession by the donor.
Example: NGB1912

Other identification (numbers) associated with the accession (OTHERNUMB)

Any other identification (numbers) known to exist in other collections for this accession. Use the following system: INSTCODE:ACCENUMB;INSTCODE:ACCENUMB;… INSTCODE and ACCENUMB follow the standard described above and are separated by a colon. Pairs of INSTCODE and ACCENUMB are separated by a semicolon without space. When the institute is not known, the number should be preceded by a colon.
Example: NLD037:CGN00254
Example: SWE002:NGB1912;:Bra2343

Type of germplasm storage (STORAGE)

If germplasm is maintained under different types of storage, multiple choices are allowed (separated by a semicolon). (Refer to FAO/IPGRI Genebank Standards 1994 for details on storage type.)
10) Seed collection
11) Short term
12) Medium term
13) Long term
20) Field collection
30) In vitro collection (Slow growth)
40) Cryopreserved collection
99) Other (elaborate in REMARKS field)

Remarks (REMARKS)

The remarks field is used to add notes or to elaborate on descriptors with value 99 or 999 (=Other). Prefix remarks with the field name they refer to and a colon. Separate remarks referring to different fields are separated by semicolons without space.
Example: COLLSRC:roadside

Decoded collecting institute (COLLDESCR))

Brief name and location of the collecting institute. Only to be used if COLLCODE can not be used since the FAO Institution Code for this institute is not (yet) available.
Example: Tuinartikelen Jan van Zomeren, Arnhem, The Netherlands

Decoded breeding institute (BREDDESCR)

Brief name and location of the breeding institute. Only to be used if BREDCODE can not be used since the FAO Institution Code for this institute is not (yet) available.
Example: CFFR from Chile

Decoded donor institute (DONORDESCR)

Brief name and location of the donor institute. Only to be used if DONORCODE can not be used since the FAO Institution Code for this institute is not (yet) available.
Example: Nelly Goudwaard, Groningen, The Netherlands

Decoded safety duplication location (DUPLDESCR)

Brief name and location of the institute maintaining the safety duplicate. Only to be used if DUPLSITE can not be used since the FAO Institution Code for this institute is not (yet) available.
Example: Pakhoed Freezers inc., Paramaribo, Surinam

Decoded safety duplication location (DUPLDESCR)

URL linking to additional data about the accession either in the holding genebank or from another source.
Example: www.cgn.wageningen-ur.nl/pgr/collections/passdeta.asp?accenumb=CGN04848

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Characterization and evaluation descriptors

Country of characterization and evaluation

three-letter ISO 3166-1 code

Year of characterization and evaluation

Four digit number

Growth class

1 - Winter
2 - Spring
3 - Intermediate

Plant - height

Height of the plant at maturity, measured from the ground to top of spike, excluding awns
1 = dwarf       < 50 cm
2             50 - 70 cm
3 = short       71 - 90 cm
4                 91 - 110 cm
5 = medium       111 - 130 cm
6                     131 - 150 cm
7 = tall            151 - 170 cm
8                     171 - 190 cm
9= extremely tall > 190 cm

Plant - height (centimetres)

Height of the plant at maturity, measured from the ground to top of spike, excluding awns 1 = very low (very sensitive)
2
3 = low (sensitive)
4
5 = medium (medium resistant)
6
7 = high (resistant)
8
9 = very high (very resistant)