International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Plant Genetics Databases

IPGRI is an international research institute with a mandate to advance
the conservation and use of genetic diversity for the well-being of
present and future generations. It is a Centre of the Consultative
Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

The IPGRI is the world's largest nonprofit agricultural research and
training organization devoted solely to the study and promotion of
agricultural biodiversity. IPGRI is guided by the strategic principle
of diversity for development and by conservation priorities.

IPGRI maintains a number of databases that contain meta information on
plant genetic resources. These include databases on the structure of
national plant genetic resources programs ("country profiles"),
germplasm holdings worldwide and collecting missions in which
IBPGR/IPGRI has been involved. These databases provide IPGRI with the
ability to provide a vital information service for IPGRI staff and its
collaborators.

The purpose of this database is to provide a summary of each
genebank's holdings. The data include: species name, number of
accessions, type of material held (e.g. wild species, landrace,
primitive material, breeder's material, etc.), an indication of the
safety-duplication status, and a summary of the geographical coverage
of the material and parameters on seed storage such as the type of
container used and storage temperatures.

A substantial part of these data has been published in the past in the
format of Directories of Germplasm Collections. Presently there are
twelve of these covering all major agricultural crops. The Directories
of Germplasm Collections data can now be searched interactively on the
Internet.

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IPGRI是一家国际研究机构，其使命为推动遗传多样性的保护与利用，以增进当代与后世子孙的福祉。它是国际农业研究磋商小组（Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research，CGIAR）旗下的中心机构。

IPGRI是全球规模最大的非营利性农业研究与培训组织，专门致力于农业生物多样性的研究与推广。IPGRI以"多样性促进发展"为核心战略原则，并以保护优先级为行动指引。

IPGRI维护有多个包含植物遗传资源元数据的数据库，其中涵盖各国植物遗传资源项目概况（"国家概况"，country profiles）、全球种质资源馆藏情况，以及国际植物遗传资源委员会（IBPGR）/IPGRI参与过的种质征集任务相关数据库。这些数据库使IPGRI能够为其员工与合作方提供不可或缺的信息服务。

本数据库旨在汇总各基因库的馆藏信息，所包含的数据包括：物种名称、种质份数、馆藏材料类型（例如野生种、地方品种、原始材料、育种材料等）、安全备份状态说明，以及材料的地理覆盖范围概况、种子贮藏相关参数（如所用容器类型与贮藏温度）。

此前该数据集的大量内容曾以《种质馆藏名录》（Directories of Germplasm Collections）的形式出版，目前已有12部名录覆盖所有主要农作物。如今，《种质馆藏名录》的数据可通过互联网进行交互式检索。

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