The FLAIR-GG federated network of FAIR germplasm data resources
A key source of biodiversity preservation is in the ex situ storage of seed in what are known as germplasm banks (GBs). Unfortunately, wild species germplasm bank databases, often maintained by resource-limited botanical gardens, are highly disparate and capture information about their collections i...
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| author | Alberto Cámara Ballesteros Elena Aguayo Jara Evrykleia Sofia Verykaki Germán Pastor del Olmo Santiago Moreno Vázquez Elena Torres Mark D. Wilkinson |
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| description | A key source of biodiversity preservation is in the ex situ storage of seed in what are known as germplasm banks (GBs). Unfortunately, wild species germplasm bank databases, often maintained by resource-limited botanical gardens, are highly disparate and capture information about their collections in a wide range of underlying data formats, storage platforms, following different standards, and with varying degrees of data accessibility. Thus, it is extremely difficult to build conservation strategies for wild species via integrating data from these GBs. Here, we envisage that the application of the FAIR Principles to wild species and crop wild relatives information, through the creation of a federated network of FAIR GB databases, would greatly facilitate cross-resource discovery and exploration, thus assisting with the design of more efficient conservation strategies for wild species, and bringing more attention to these key data providers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0861e25698bb43b99f19fa33ceb0bfe72024-12-22T12:14:10ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632024-12-011111810.1038/s41597-024-04243-7The FLAIR-GG federated network of FAIR germplasm data resourcesAlberto Cámara Ballesteros0Elena Aguayo Jara1Evrykleia Sofia Verykaki2Germán Pastor del Olmo3Santiago Moreno Vázquez4Elena Torres5Mark D. Wilkinson6Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP). Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria-CSIC (INIA-CSIC). Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid)Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM); CBGP UPM-INIA/CSICDepartamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP). Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria-CSIC (INIA-CSIC). Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid)A key source of biodiversity preservation is in the ex situ storage of seed in what are known as germplasm banks (GBs). Unfortunately, wild species germplasm bank databases, often maintained by resource-limited botanical gardens, are highly disparate and capture information about their collections in a wide range of underlying data formats, storage platforms, following different standards, and with varying degrees of data accessibility. Thus, it is extremely difficult to build conservation strategies for wild species via integrating data from these GBs. Here, we envisage that the application of the FAIR Principles to wild species and crop wild relatives information, through the creation of a federated network of FAIR GB databases, would greatly facilitate cross-resource discovery and exploration, thus assisting with the design of more efficient conservation strategies for wild species, and bringing more attention to these key data providers.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04243-7 |
| spellingShingle | Alberto Cámara Ballesteros Elena Aguayo Jara Evrykleia Sofia Verykaki Germán Pastor del Olmo Santiago Moreno Vázquez Elena Torres Mark D. Wilkinson The FLAIR-GG federated network of FAIR germplasm data resources Scientific Data |
| title | The FLAIR-GG federated network of FAIR germplasm data resources |
| title_full | The FLAIR-GG federated network of FAIR germplasm data resources |
| title_fullStr | The FLAIR-GG federated network of FAIR germplasm data resources |
| title_full_unstemmed | The FLAIR-GG federated network of FAIR germplasm data resources |
| title_short | The FLAIR-GG federated network of FAIR germplasm data resources |
| title_sort | flair gg federated network of fair germplasm data resources |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04243-7 |
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