PLANT GENEBANKS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Informacijsko-komunikacijski sustav se može smatrati temeljem svakog programa očuvanja i održive upotrebe biljnih genetskih izvora. Učinkovitost nacionalnog programa i mogućnost suradnje između programa različitih zemalja je u velikoj mjeri određen organizacijom i mogućnostima pristupa dokumentaciji. Standardizacija informacijko komunikacijskih sustava jedan je od osnovnih ciljeva međunarodne suradnje. Navedena standardizacija se odnosi prvenstveno na liste deskriptora koji se upotrebljavaju u opisu i procjeni svojstava primki u bankama biljnih gena. Uzimajći u obzir zahtjeve i preporuke međunarodnih organizacija i prognama (IPGRI, FAO, ECP/GR, ICPPGR) kao i prijedloge voditelja banaka gena susjednih nam zemalja odlučeno je da sustav pod imenom "Genebank Management System - GMS" bude temelj budućeg informacijskog sustava u svezi biljnih genetskih izvora R. Hrvatske. Hrvatska banka biljnih gena također raspolaže bazom podataka FAO-a od imenom WIEWS (FAO World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources). lsto tako, povezivanje na lnternet omogućuje pristup podacima o nacionalnim programima očuvanja biljnih genetskih izvora razvijenih zemalja uključujući i iscrpne podatke o kolekcijama koje se čuvaju u bankama gena.Information and communication systems can be considered the basis of every programme of conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. The efficacy of a national programme and a possibility of cooperation on programmes of various countries are largely determined by organization and access to documentation. Standardization of information and communication systems is one of the basic objectives in international cooperation. The standardization primarily refers to descriptor lists used in characterization and evaluation of genebank accessions. Considering demands and recommendations of international organizations and programmes (IPGRI, FAO, ECP/GR, ICPPGR) as well as the suggestions of the genebank managers in our neighboring countries it has been decided that the system "Genebank Management System - GMS" should be the basis of the future information system for plant genetic resources of the Republic of Croatia. The Croatian Bank of Plant Genes also has at its disposal the FAO database called VIEWS (FAO World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources). Links through the Internet enable access to data on national programmes of conservation of plant genetic resources of developed countries including detailed data on collections kept in genebanks