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Bioversity Collecting Mission Database

Dataset homepage

Citation

Gaisberger H, Endresen D (2019). Bioversity Collecting Mission Database. Version 1.10. Bioversity International. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ulk1iz accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-15.

Description

Access to original passport data of more than 220,000 crop landrace and wild relative samples collected around the world during Bioversity International supported missions. 27% of samples are crop wild relatives. About 150,000 samples are currently geo-referenced.

See http://bioversity.github.io/geosite/index.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Thormann I., Gaisberger H., Mattei F., Snook L., Arnaud E. (2012). Digitization and online availability of original collecting mission data to improve data quality and enhance the conservation and use of plant genetic resources. Genet Resour Crop Evol 59:635–644. - http://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-012-9804-z
  2. Thormann I., Fiorino E., Halewood M., Engels J.M.M. (2015). Plant genetic resources collections and associated information as baseline resource for genetic diversity studies – an assessment of the IBPGR supported collections. Genet Resour Crop Evol 62(8):1279–1293. - http://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-015-0231-9

Contacts

Hannes Gaisberger
originator
position: GIS Specialist
Bioversity International
Via dei Tre Denari, 472/a
Maccarese
00054
IT
email: h.gaisberger@cgiar.org
homepage: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about-us/who-we-are/staff-bios/single-details-bios/gaisberger-hannes/
Dag Endresen
metadata author
position: GBIF Node Manager
GBIF Norway
Sars gate 1
Oslo
0318
NO
email: dag.endresen@nhm.uio.no
homepage: http://www.gbif.no
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2352-5497
Imke Thormann
point of contact
position: Scientist, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Use
Bioversity International
Via dei Tre Denari 472/a
Maccarese
00054
IT
email: i.thormann@cgiar.org
homepage: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about-us/who-we-are/staff-bios/single-details-bios/thormann-imke/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-9805
Hannes Gaisberger
author
position: GIS Specialist
Bioversity International
Via dei Tre Denari 472/
Maccarese
00054
IT
email: h.gaisberger@cgiar.org
homepage: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about-us/who-we-are/staff-bios/single-details-bios/gaisberger-hannes/
Elizabeth Arnaud
user
position: Scientist
Bioversity International
Montpellier
FR
email: e.arnaud@cgiar.org
homepage: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about-us/who-we-are/staff-bios/single-details-bios/arnaud-elizabeth/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6020-5919
Imke Thormann
administrative point of contact
position: Scientist, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Use
Bioversity International
Via dei Tre Denari, 472/a
Maccarese
00054
IT
email: i.thormann@cgiar.org
homepage: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about-us/who-we-are/staff-bios/single-details-bios/thormann-imke/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-9805
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