NBPGR-PDS: A Precision Tool for Plant Germplasm Collecting
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Abstract
An explorer uses a passport datasheet to record information of collected germplasm in the field. The present paper discusses the utility of a Digital Passport Data Sheet (NBPGR-PDS) for collecting information during exploration. NBPGR-PDS is an App developed for Android users that supports Android version (4.1; API 16) to version (10.0; API 30) smartphones with offline inbuilt SQLite DB, Core Java program code in Android Studio Platform. App containing PDS is a digital book to collect large amounts of data with photographs to be stored systematically. Users can easily transfer their data in MS Excel format. The App also has the facility to operate offline and standalone to protect data at the user’s end and can be freely downloaded from Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id= com.nbpgr.nbpgr_pds) for researchers, students, botanists and entrepreneurs.. It has added features like ‘More Info’ and ‘Feedback’, which the users can easily access to additional details and share queries directly to the host Institute. This paper includes details on developing the App for germplasm collectors, growers, and researchers to maintain records of collected germplasm in digital form.