MULTI-CROP PASSPORT DESCRIPTORS

1. Institute code                                                                                                  (INSTCODE)

Code of the institute where the accession is maintained. The codes consist of the 3-letter ISO 3166 country code of the country where the institute is located plus a number. The current set of Institute Codes is available from FAO website (http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/).

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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). Follows INSTCODE standard.

5. Genus                                                                                                                     (GENUS)

Genus name for taxon. Initial uppercase letter required.

6. Species                                                                                                                (SPECIES)

Specific epithet portion of the scientific name in lowercase letters. Following abbreviation is allowed: “sp.”

7. Species authority                                                                                          (SPAUTHOR)

Provide the authority for the species name.

8. Subtaxa                                                                                                              (SUBTAXA)

Subtaxa can be used to store any additional taxonomic identifier. Following abbreviations are allowed: “subsp.” (for subspecies); “convar.” (for convariety); “var.” (for variety); “f.” (for form).

9. Subtaxa authority                                                                                     (SUBTAUTHOR)

Provide the subtaxa authority at the most detailed taxonomic level.

10.  Common cropname                                                                                   (CROPNAME)

Name of the crop in colloquial language, preferably English (i.e. 'malting barley’, 'cauliflower', or 'white cabbage')

11. Accession name                                                                                           (ACCENAME)

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

12. Acquisition date  [YYYYMMDD]                                                                      (ACQDATE)

Date on which the accession entered the collection where YYYY is the year, MM is the month and DD is the day. Missing data (MM or DD) should be indicated with hyphens. Leading zeros are required.

13. Country of origin                                                                                             (ORIGCTY)

Code of the country in which the sample was originally collected. Use the 3 letter ISO 3166-1 extended country codes.

14. 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, (e.g. 7 km south of Curitiba in the state of Parana).

15. Latitude of collecting site1                                                                         (LATITUDE)     

Degree (2 digits) minutes (2 digits), and seconds (2 digits) followed by N (North) or S (South)  (e.g. 103020S). Every missing digit (minutes or seconds) should be indicated with a hyphen. Leading zeros are required (e.g. 10----S; 011530N; 4531--S).

16. Longitude of collecting site¹                                                                    (LONGITUDE)

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

17. Elevation of collecting site [m asl]                                                            (ELEVATION)

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

18. Collecting date of sample  [YYYYMMDD]                                                 (COLLDATE)

Collecting date of the sample where YYYY is the year, MM is the month and DD is the day. Missing data (MM or DD) should be indicated with hyphens. Leading zeros are required.

19. Breeding institute code                                                                             (BREDCODE)

Institute code of the institute that has bred the material. If the holding institute has bred the material, the breeding institute code (BREDCODE) should be the same as the holding institute code (INSTCODE). Follows INSTCODE standard.

20. 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)

21. Ancestral data                                                                                                    (ANCEST)

Information about either pedigree or other description of ancestral information (i.e. parent variety in case of mutant or selection). For example a pedigree 'Hanna/7*Atlas//Turk/8*Atlas' or a description 'mutation found in Hanna', 'selection from Irene' or 'cross involving amongst others Hanna and Irene').

22. 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)

23. Donor institute code                                                                                 (DONORCODE)

Code for the donor institute. Follows INSTCODE standard.

24. Donor accession number                                                                       (DONORNUMB)

Number assigned to an accession by the donor. Follows ACCENUMB standard.

25. 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.

26. Location of safety duplicates                                                                       (DUPLSITE)

Code of the institute where a safety duplicate of the accession is maintained. Follows INSTCODE standard.

27. Type of germplasm storage                                                                          (STORAGE)

If germplasm is maintained under different types of storage, multiple choices are allowed, separated by a semicolon (e.g. 20;30). (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)

28. 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 (e.g. COLLSRC:roadside). Separate remarks referring to different fields are separated by semicolons without space.