Type of genetic resources
- Plant genetic resources (PGR)
Contact details of the database/inventory
Name: John Kerr
Address: Edinburgh EH12 9FJ UK
Phone number: +441312448945
Email Website
Contact details of IT manager of the database
Name: Tom Christie
Address: Edinburgh EH12 9FJ UK
Phone number: +441312448961
Email
Database history
Date of establishment of the DB: Before 1980
Motivations for the creation of the DB: SASA holds accessions and information relating to them of agricultural and vegetable crop varieties grown in Scotland, the UK and EU for national listing and seed certification purposes.
Database content
Predominant geographic origin of the material in the DB: EU
Type of collections/populations stored in the DB:
- ex situ
Total number of accessions documented:
- 400
Type of data included in the database:
- Registration
- Passport data
- Phenotypic data
- Use data
- Viability data
Evolution of the number of records over the last 10 years: Small increase
Database usage
Average yearly number of users:
Internal users: 8
External users: 1000
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