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CIMMYT WHEAT GENEBANK. STATUS QUO. MSc. Bibiana Espinosa Principal Research Assistant, Wheat Collection Genetic Resources Program, CIMMYT. July 20, 2009. INTRODUCTION. CIMMYT Germplasm bank: “Wellhausen & Anderson Plant Genetic Resources Center”, later 60’s.
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CIMMYT WHEAT GENEBANK STATUS QUO MSc. Bibiana Espinosa Principal Research Assistant, Wheat Collection Genetic Resources Program, CIMMYT July 20, 2009
INTRODUCTION CIMMYT Germplasm bank: “Wellhausen & Anderson Plant Genetic Resources Center”, later 60’s. Two separate areas, Maize and Wheat (Seed Treatment, Packing and Storage, Database) Maize Genebank, 26 000 accessions Wheat Genebank, 170 000 accessions
STORAGE Two Cold Vaults: Active Collection: -2 °C, 25 % Base Collection: -18 °C 23 Cars for Maize and 23 Cars for Wheat
STORAGE, MAIZE Two Cold Vaults: Active Collection: -2 °C, 25 % Base Collection: -18 °C 23 Cars for Maize and 23 Cars for Wheat
TWO DATABASES: IWIS & ICIS INTERNATIONAL WHEAT INFORMATION SYSTEM
IWIS Search tools: Cross Info, Standard Reports, WGBS, Fieldbooks, Any Report, Genebank activity →Fieldbooks or TRIALS (TID - ENT) Seed Regeneration, Distribution New acquisitions WGBS Storage: Automatic designation of accession names WPMS Updates (Data curation)
ICIS Inventory SetGen / InTrack tools: Storage location LOTID designation Barcoding labels (envelopes, boxes, plants**) Loading Stocks Loading Viability test data
Section A to F Shelf 1 to 6 STORAGE LOCATION 1car= 6 Sections x 6 shelves 1 Shelf= 8 boxes (4x2) 1 Box = 40 or 100 accessions B-6-A-3-8 A-4-A-3-7
Third party system attached to this inventory Labels for Long-Term Storage Stickness, Extreme temperatures, waterproof Laser Printer Bar code readers Scale *Human Resources
SEED INVENTORY Base Collection was finished on November 2008 Active Collection on April, 2009 218,243 accessions with the stock recorded in ICIS Viability Test (10% Sample of each box) Around 24,000 test results, workbook application tool
What is next? Pilot Test of the Genebank Operations Seed Regeneration on field New stocks in the Cold Vaults (LOTID) Distribution Stock Record update New acquisitions: Automatic designation of accession names, Automatic designation of different LOTID according to the activity PDA?? Barcode mobile stations? How to adjust printers & labels to the activities on real time?