Repository details
Mediterranean Germplasm Database (MGD)
Name of repository
Mediterranean Germplasm Database (MGD)
Additional name(s)
- Mediterranean Germplasm Genebank (MGG)
- Banca del germoplasma vegetale di Bari
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The Mediterranean Germplasm Database (MGD) is the digital twin of the agri-food plant seed collection (Mediterranean Germplasm Genebank - MGG) maintained at the Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) in Bari, Italy. Overall, the collection preserves more than 59,000 accessions of 870 species from 203 genera and 39 families (mainly Poaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Brassicaceae, Asteraceae, etc.). Over 13,000 samples have been directly collected through time and georeferenced by IBBR exploration teams, while others have been acquired from other Institutions through exchange activities.
The main objective of MGG is the preservation of genetic resources of herbaceous plants of interest for the Mediterranean agriculture. Particular attention is dedicated to specific segments of plant genetic resources, such as local varieties (including "typical products") or endangered agro-ecotypes, wild relatives of crops and plants potentially useful for the extraction of bioactive or biotechnological compounds. The main commitments of MGG since 1970 are: (i) the collection, conservation and distribution of PGR; (ii) the characterization and evaluation of PGRs and the analysis of their genetic structure; (ii) the selection and pre-breeding of PGR, and the recognition of useful genes.
Contact(s)
- administrative: domenico.depaola@cnr.it
- administrative: gabriele.bucci@cnr.it
- administrative: raffaellamaria.balestrini@cnr.it
- administrative: https://www.ibbr.cnr.it//mgd/?action=page&id=info
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
- institutional
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Dates
Started
2013
Institutions (2)
Additional name(s)
- CNR-IBBR
- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse
- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1970
Additional name(s)
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- CNR
- Conseil National de la Recherche
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (1)
Data license
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- institutional membership
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
Name of the repository software
- MySQL
- other
Metadata standards (1)
Metadata standard
Remarks
Remarks
Metadata standard: MultiCrop Passport Data (MCPD v.2.0)
IBBR: https://www.fao.org/wiews/data/organizations/en/?instcode=ITA436, https://www.gbif.org/grscicoll/institution/a2561001-476a-4aa3-a741-a68d4feaf094
Entry date
2024-08-08
Last update
2026-10-05
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