PGR Informatics: Sustaining PGR Management and Supporting PGR Policy

Abstract

Researchers and policy makers recommend increased
use of plant genetic resources (PGR) available as ex situ
collections in genebanks as part of the strategy to fi ght
food and nutritional insecurity as well as to mitigate the
impact of climate change on crop husbandry. However,
in the absence of a robust information management
system, genebanks will have problems managing their