Germplasm Vocabulary
type: ConceptScheme
comment: The Germplasm Vocabulary (Darwin Core extension for germplasm) provides a vocabulary of terms for describing and annotating germplasm information resources.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2015-08-11
creator: DagEndresen
creator: Bioversity
creator: NordGen
contributor: GBIF
contributor: AdrianaAlercia
contributor: ElizabethArnaud
contributor: HelmutKnupffer
contributor: JonasNordling
contributor: LucaMatteis
contributor: MarieAngeliqueLaporte
contributor: MilkoSkofic
contributor: RichardBruskiewich
contributor: SamyGaiji
contributor: TheoVanHintum
contributor: TomHazekamp
contributor: XanderVanDerSar
contributor: FrankMenting
license: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
rights: Creative Commons Public Domain license; see http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. You are free to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix/adapt the work (e.g. to import the ontology and create specializations of its elements), all without asking permissions. If you wish to provide attribution you may include the statement: "This work is based on the Darwin Core extension for genebanks".
access rights: public
preferred namespace prefix: germplasmTerm
bibliographic citation: Endresen DTF, and Knüpffer H (2012). The Darwin Core extension for genebanks opens up new opportunities for sharing genebank data sets. Biodiversity Informatics 8:11-29. Available at "https://journals.ku.edu/index.php/jbi/article/view/4095".
relation: Endresen DTF, Gaiji S, and Robertson T (2009). DarwinCore Germplasm Extension and deployment in the GBIF infrastructure. Proceedings of TDWG, 2009. Available at "http://www.tdwg.org/proceedings/article/view/464".
relation: Alercia A, Diulgheroff S, Mackay M (2012). FAO/Bioversity Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors V.2 [MCPD V.2]. Available at "http://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/single-details-publication/?tx_news_pi1[news]=1350&cHash=d953e45ada3ab285d635593b5068a38f" and "http://www.bioversityinternational.org/uploads/tx_news/1526.pdf".
relation: Alercia A, Diulgheroff S, Metz T (2001). FAO/IPGRI Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors [MCPD]. Available at "http://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/single-details-publication/?tx_news_pi1[news]=177&cHash=a8d7778e9e4077f1047996a639a51a19" and "http://www.bioversityinternational.org/uploads/tx_news/124.pdf".
editorial note: Notice that the base URI of the Darwin Core extension for genebanks, is "http://purl.org/germplasm/germplasmTerm#". Please make sure that you are only using element identifiers in this namespace, e.g. "http://purl.org/germplasm/germplasmTerm#TERM". There may be copies of the vocabulary file on the Web which can be retrieved from other locations, but those locations should not be used as the basis of identifiers.
scope note: The germplasm vocabulary of terms is an extension of the Darwin Core terms. Only the established germplasm terms that does not match Darwin Core terms are declared here.
related match: Germplasm
has version: germplasmTerm.rdf
replaces: terms
type: Ontology

Dataset
type: Collection
definition: Data encoded in a defined structure.
comment: Data set with specimens (accessions) from genebank collections.
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
related match: Collection
subclass of: anyClass
member: datasetID
member: datasetName
member: collectionID
member: collectionCode
member: institutionID
member: institutionCode

Taxon
type: Collection
definition: The category of information pertaining to taxonomic names, taxon name usages, or taxon concepts.
comment: Taxon names for specimens (accessions) in genebank collections.
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
subclass of: anyClass
member: TaxonID
member: scientificNameID
member: scientificName
member: genus
member: scientificNameAuthorship
member: vernacularName

Germplasm accession
type: Collection
definition: Genebank specimen or accession is the unit for storing germplasm material in an ex situ genebank collection.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
alternative label: genebank accession
narrow match: Occurrence
related match: PhysicalObject
subclass of: PhysicalObject
subclass of: anyClass
member: occurrenceID
member: catalogNumber
member: germplasm ID
member: germplasm identifier
member: biological status
member: storage conditions
member: otherCatalogNumbers
member: occurrenceDetails
member: occurrenceRemarks

collecting event
type: Collection
definition: Collecting event when the germplasm specimen was collected from a natural habitat (in situ) including the farmers field for cultivated germplasm material.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-04-16
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
narrow match: Event
related match: Occurrence
related match: Location
subclass of: Event
subclass of: anyClass
member: eventID
member: recordNumber
member: locationID
member: lat
member: long
member: alt
member: location
member: decimalLatitude
member: decimalLongitude
member: geodeticDatum
member: minimumElevationInMeters
member: eventDate
member: locality
member: countryCode
member: verbatimLatitude
member: verbatimLongitude
member: verbatimCoordinateSystem
member: collecting institute ID
member: recordedBy
member: eventRemarks

breeding event
type: Collection
definition: Breeding event for domesticated and cultivated germplasm material.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
narrow match: Event
related match: Occurrence
subclass of: Event
subclass of: anyClass
member: breeders ID
member: breeders identifier
member: breeding year
member: breeding country
member: breeding country code
member: breeder institute ID
member: breeder institute
member: breeder
member: ancestral pedigree data
member: Purdy pedigree
member: breeding remarks

Acquisition event
type: Collection
definition: The acquisition event for inclusion of germplasm material into a genebank collection.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
narrow match: Event
related match: Occurrence
subclass of: Event
subclass of: anyClass
member: acquisitionID
member: donors accession ID
member: donors accession identifier
member: donor institute ID
member: donor institute
member: acquisition date
member: acquisition source
member: acquisition remarks

Safety duplication
type: Collection
definition: Safety duplication of germplasm material stored under blackbox conditions at other locations.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
narrower: GermplasmAccession
narrow match: Event
related match: Occurrence
subclass of: anyClass
member: safety duplication ID
member: safety duplication date
member: safety duplication institute ID
member: safety duplication institute
member: safety duplication remarks

Treaty or regulation
type: Collection
definition: Treaty or regulation concerning germplasm material and plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
narrow match: Policy
narrow match: Text
narrow match: Document
subclass of: anyClass
member: treaty or regulation ID
member: treaty or regulation
member: governing body
member: Multilateral status (MLS)

Trait descriptor
type: Collection
definition: Measurement trait used for the evaluation of crop trait properties (characterization and evaluation data).
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
replaces: MeasurementMethod
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
related match: MeasurementOrFact
subclass of: anyClass
editorial note: The measurement trait terms should be evaluated for possible overlapping definitions in relation to the Crop Ontology (CO). These terms have further not been tested in the "wild" for sharing real data yet, and are therefore declared as status "unstable".
member: trait ID
member: trait identifier
member: trait name
member: trait category
member: trait scale
member: trait source
member: trait remarks
member: measurementType
member: measurementMethod

Measurement trial season
type: Collection
definition: Measurement trial conducted to collect evaluation data on trait properties (characterization and evaluation data).
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
replaces: MeasurementExperiment
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
related match: MeasurementOrFact
narrow match: Project
subclass of: anyClass
editorial note: The measurement experiment terms should be evaluated for possible overlapping definitions in relation to the Crop Ontology (CO). These terms have further not been tested in the "wild" for sharing real data yet, and are therefore declared as status "unstable".
member: trial ID
member: trial identifier
member: trial year
member: trial report
member: trial remarks
member: locationID
member: location
member: lon
member: lat
member: alt

Measurement score
type: Collection
definition: The category of information pertaining to measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about a resource (instance of data record, such as Occurrence, Taxon, Location, Event).
comment: Measurement values and scores for trait properties (characterization and evaluation data).
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
subclass of: anyClass
editorial note: Notice that the GBIF IPT toolkit require a unique URI for rowTypes between extensions, and we thus need a separate _germplasm_ MeasurementOrFact class. This term is intended in other aspects to be seen to be the same as the _Darwin-Core_ MeasurementOrFact term. The measurement terms should be evaluated for possible overlapping definitions in relation to the Crop Ontology (CO). These terms have further not been tested in the "wild" for sharing real data yet, and are therefore declared as status "unstable".
member: measurementID
member: measurementType
member: measurementValue
member: measurementUnit
member: measurementAccuracy
member: measurementDeterminedDate
member: measurementDeterminedBy
member: measurementMethod
member: measurementRemarks
member: germplasm ID
member: germplasm identifier
member: trait ID
member: trait identifier
member: trait name
member: trial ID
member: trial identifier
member: measurement by instituteID
member: measurement at growth stage

germplasm ID
type: Concept
definition: A persistent identifier for a germplasm accession maintained as part of an ex situ genebank collection. Best practice is to use a globally unique and persistent identifier (PID).
example: http://data.gbif.org/occurrences/215969415/
note: Local identifiers such as the catalog number (accessions number) is best reported using the dwc:catalogNumber term.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Germplasm accession
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: GermplasmID
alternative label: germplasm PID
narrow match: occurrenceID
related match: identifier
related match: 0000021
domain: Germplasm accession
sub property of: anyProperty

germplasm identifier
type: Concept
definition: Accession name. Either a registered or other formal designation given to the accession.
example: Rheinische Vorgebirgstrauben; Emma; Avlon
note: Local identifiers such as the catalog number (accessions number) is best reported using the dwc:catalogNumber term.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Germplasm accession
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: GermplasmIdentifier
alternative label: ACCENAME
alternative label: Accession name
source: 1526.pdf
narrow match: catalogNumber
domain: Germplasm accession
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

biological status
type: Concept
definition: The biological status for a germplasm accession describes the cultivation status and distinguish wild and primitive cultivars from modern cultivars and breeding lines (material under development).
example: Wild; Crop wild relative (CWR); Primitive; Traditional cultivar; Landrace; Breeding line; Genetic stock; Modern cultivar; GMO; 100; 110; 120; 130; 200; 300; 400; 410; 411; 412; 413; 414; 415; 416; 420; 421; 422; 423; 500; 600; 999
note: Recommended best practice is to follow a controlled vocabulary, such as the code list defined by the MCPD term, SAMPSTAT.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Germplasm accession
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BiologicalStatusOfSample
alternative label: SAMPSTAT
alternative label: biological status of sample
source: 1526.pdf
narrow match: basisOfRecord
domain: Germplasm accession
range: BiologicalStatusType
sub property of: anyProperty

storage conditions
type: Concept
definition: Type of germplasm storage conditions.
example: 10; 11; 12; 13; 20; 30; 40; 99
note: Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the code list defined by the MCPD term STORAGE. Refer to FAO/IPGRI Genebank Standards 1994 for details on storage type.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Germplasm accession
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: TypeOfStorage
alternative label: STORAGE
alternative label: Type of germplasm storage
source: 1526.pdf
domain: Germplasm accession
range: StorageConditionType
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

collecting institute ID
type: Concept
definition: Collecting institute ID.
example: SWE054; urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35293; an established institute code for the collecting/gathering institute.
note: Recommended best practice is to use institute codes from the FAO WIEWS information system, "http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/institute_query.htm?i_l=EN" or the Biodiversity Collections Index (BCI), "http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/".
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: collecting event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: CollectingInstituteCode
alternative label: COLLCODE
alternative label: Collecting institute code
source: 1526.pdf
related match: recordedBy
related match: identifier
domain: collecting event
sub property of: anyProperty

breeders ID
type: Concept
definition: Persistent identifier for the source germplasm developed by a plant breeder.
example: Persistent identifier (PID) such as a URI, DOI, LSID or similar.
note: Local identifiers used by the breeder is best reported using the breedingIdentifier term.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BreedingEventID
alternative label: breeders PID
related match: identifier
domain: breeding event
sub property of: anyProperty

breeders identifier
type: Concept
definition: The germplasm name or accession number used by the plant breeder.
example: Could be the breeders catalog number, or the name under which a cultivar was marketed.
note: Recommended best practice is to report using the breedingID term whenever possible.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BreedersSampleIdentifier
alternative label: breeders accession number
domain: breeding event
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

breeding year
type: Concept
definition: The year a germplasm accession was developed by a plant breeder. Could be the year the cultivar was released.
example: 2010
note: The four-digit year in which the breeding event was conducted.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BreedingYear
narrow match: year
domain: breeding event
range: integer
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

breeding country
type: Concept
definition: Name of the country in which the breeding event was conducted.
example: Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; Sweden
note: Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BreedingCountry
related match: country
domain: breeding event
range: string
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

breeding country code
type: Concept
definition: Code for the country in which the breeding event was conducted.
example: DNK; FIN; ISL; NOR; SWE
note: Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such or the ISO 3166-1-alpha-3 country codes.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BreedingCountryCode
related match: countryCode
related match: ISO3166
domain: breeding event
range: identifier
sub property of: anyProperty

breeder institute ID
type: Concept
definition: Breeding institute code.
example: SWE006; urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35293
note: Recommended to use institute codes from the FAO WIEWS information system, "http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/institute_query.htm?i_l=EN" or the Biodiversity Collections Index (BCI), "http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/".
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BreederInstituteCode
alternative label: BREDCODE
alternative label: Breeding institute code
source: 1526.pdf
narrower: breeder institute
related match: Organization
related match: identifier
domain: breeding event
sub property of: anyProperty

breeder institute
type: Concept
definition: Breeder institute name. If the FAO WIEWS institute code is available, this term is not to be reported.
example: Svalöf Weibull AB Cereal Breeding Department
note: Recommended best practice is using the breederInstituteID term whenever possible.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BreederInstitute
alternative label: BREDNAME
alternative label: Breeding institute name
alternative label: BREDDESCR
source: 1526.pdf
broader: breederInstituteID
domain: breeding event
range: Organization
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

breeder
type: Concept
definition: Name of the plant breeder.
example: Gregor Mendel; Luther Burbank; Nils Herman Nilsson-Ehle
note: Name of the person conducting the breeding event.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BreederPerson
domain: breeding event
range: Person
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

ancestral pedigree data
type: Concept
definition: Ancestral data, ANCEST. Information about either pedigree or other description of ancestral information.
example: Hanna/7*Atlas//Turk/8*Atlas; mutation found in Hanna; selection from Irene
note: Recommended best practice is to report using the PurdyPedigree term whenever possible.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: AncestralData
alternative label: ANCEST
alternative label: Ancestral data
source: 1526.pdf
domain: breeding event
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

Purdy pedigree
type: Concept
definition: Ancestral information following the purdy pedigree format.
example: Hanna/7*Atlas//Turk/8*Atlas
note: Purdy et al. (1968), Crop Science 8(4):405-406; doi:10.2135/cropsci1968.0011183X000800040002x.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: PurdyPedigree
domain: breeding event
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

breeding remarks
type: Concept
definition: Remarks to the breeding event.
example: Supplementary comments and remarks related to the breeding event
note: The breeding event is related to the development of germplasm by a breeder or through cultivation by a farmer depending on the biological status of the germplasm accession.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: breeding event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: BreedingEventRemarks
domain: breeding event
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

acquisition ID
type: Concept
definition: An identifier for the event when germplasm material was acquired and included in the genebank collection.
example: URI; DOI; LSID or similar
note: The identifier used by the donor to identify the germplasm specimen is reported using the donorsID term.
created: 2012-05-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Acquisition event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
narrow match: eventID
related match: identifier
domain: Acquisition event
range: identifier
sub property of: anyProperty

donors accession ID
type: Concept
definition: An identifier for the source germplasm material that was included in your genebank collection.
example: http://data.gbif.org/occurrences/164390781/; URI; DOI; LSID or similar
note: Local identifiers used by the donor is best reported using the donorsIdentifier term.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Acquisition event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: SampleAcquisitionID
related match: otherCatalogNumbers
related match: identifier
domain: Acquisition event
range: Germplasm accession
sub property of: anyProperty

donors accession identifier
type: Concept
definition: An identifier for the source accession donated to your genebank collection. Could be an unique and stable local identifier specific to the dataset.
example: NGB11
note: Recommended best practice is to report using the donorsID term whenever possible.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Acquisition event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: DonorsSampleIdentifier
alternative label: DONORNUMB
alternative label: Donor accession number
related match: otherCatalogNumbers
source: 1526.pdf
domain: Acquisition event
range: Germplasm accession
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

donor institute ID
type: Concept
definition: Donor institute code.
example: DEU146; NLD037; SWE054; urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35293
note: Recommended best practice is to use institute codes from the FAO WIEWS information system, "http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/institute_query.htm?i_l=EN" or the Biodiversity Collections Index (BCI), "http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/".
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Acquisition event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: DonorInstituteCode
alternative label: DONORCODE
alternative label: Donor institute code
related match: identifier
source: 1526.pdf
domain: Acquisition event
range: Organization
sub property of: anyProperty

donor institute
type: Concept
definition: Donor institute name. If the FAO WIEWS institute code is available, this term is not to be reported.
example: Nordic Genetic Resources Center (NordGen)
note: Recommended best practice is to report using the donorInstituteID term whenever possible.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Acquisition event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: DonorInstitute
alternative label: DONORNAME
alternative label: Donor institute name
alternative label: DONORDESCR
source: 1526.pdf
domain: Acquisition event
range: Literal
range: Organization
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

acquisition date
type: Concept
definition: Acquisition date. Date when the germplasm material (accession) entered the genebank collection.
example: 2010-05-10
note: Accessions can be acquired by a collecting event or from other genebank collections by an acquisition event. For either event this terms describes the date the accession was included into the receiving genebank collection.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Acquisition event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: SampleAcquisitionDate
alternative label: ACQDATE
alternative label: Acquisition date
narrow match: eventDate
source: 1526.pdf
domain: Acquisition event
range: date
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

acquisition source
type: Concept
definition: Collecting/acquisition source.
example: 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 30; 40; 50; 60; 61; 62; 99
note: Recommended to use the MCPD coding scheme. Wild habitat (10), Farm or cultivated habitat (20), Market or shop (30), Institute, experimental station, research organization, genebank (40), Seed company (50), Weedy, disturbed or ruderal habitat (60).
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Acquisition event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: SampleAcquisitionSource
alternative label: COLLSRC
alternative label: Collecting, acquisition source
related match: accrualMethod
related match: habitat
source: 1526.pdf
domain: Acquisition event
range: AcquisitionSourceType
sub property of: anyProperty

acquisition remarks
type: Concept
definition: Remarks to the acquisition event.
example: General remarks related to the acquisition of the germplasm accession.
note: The acquisition terms relates to the immediate step or the germplasm holder before the accession was included in the genebank collection. Information related to the collecting event and the breeding event are not reported here.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Acquisition event
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: SampleAcquisitionRemarks
domain: Acquisition event
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

safety duplication ID
type: Concept
definition: Persistent identifier for the genebank accession in the safety duplication storage.
example: URI, DOI, LSID or similar.
note: Could also be an unique and stable identifier specific to the safety storage collection.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Safety duplication
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: SafetyDuplicationID
range: identifier
narrower: germplasm ID
related match: otherCatalogNumbers
related match: identifier
domain: Safety duplication
sub property of: anyProperty

safety duplication date
type: Concept
definition: Date of safety duplication.
example: 2008-02-26
note: Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Safety duplication
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: SafetyDuplicationDate
narrow match: eventDate
domain: Safety duplication
range: date
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

safety duplication institute ID
type: Concept
definition: Location of safety duplicates. Persistent identifier for the institute where a safety duplicate of the accession is maintained.
example: NOR051; urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35294
note: Recommended best practice is to use institute codes from the FAO WIEWS information system, "http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/institute_query.htm?i_l=EN" or the Biodiversity Collections Index (BCI), "http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/".
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Safety duplication
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: SafetyDuplicationInstituteCode
alternative label: DUPLSITE
alternative label: Location of safety duplicates
related match: Organization
related match: identifier
source: 1526.pdf
domain: Safety duplication
range: Organization
sub property of: anyProperty

safety duplication institute
type: Concept
definition: Location or institute for storage of safety duplicates.
example: The name of the institute holding the safe duplication germplasm material.
note: Recommended best practice is to use the safetyDuplicationInstituteID term whenever possible.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Safety duplication
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: SafetyDuplicationInstitute
alternative label: DUPLINSTNAME
alternative label: Institute maintaining safety duplicates
alternative label: DUPLDESCR
alternative label: Location of safety duplicates
source: 1526.pdf
broader: SafetyDuplicationInstituteID
domain: Safety duplication
range: Organization
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

safety duplication remarks
type: Concept
definition: Remarks to the safety duplication event.
example: General remarks related to the safety duplication of the germplasm material.
note: Genebank material will normally be stored in multiple locations, with safe backup material designated as safety duplication.
created: 2012-07-16
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Safety duplication
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
domain: Safety duplication
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

treaty or regulation ID
type: Concept
definition: An identifier for the regulation or treaty.
example: URI, DOI, LSID or similar.
note: Recommended best practice is to report a persistent identifier for the treaty or regulation.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Treaty or regulation
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: GermplasmRegulationID
related match: identifier
domain: Treaty or regulation
sub property of: anyProperty

treaty or regulation
type: Concept
definition: Regulation or treaty name.
example: The International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
note: Recommended best practice is to use the treatyOrRegulationID term when possible.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Treaty or regulation
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: TreatyOrRegulation
related match: Policy
domain: Treaty or regulation
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

governing body
type: Concept
definition: Governing body for the regulation or treaty.
example: URI, DOI, WIEWS institute code or similar
note: Recommended best practice is to use institute codes from the FAO WIEWS information system, "http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/institute_query.htm?i_l=EN" or the Biodiversity Collections Index (BCI), "http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/".
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Treaty or regulation
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: TreatyOrRegulationGoverningBody
related match: Group
related match: identifier
domain: Treaty or regulation
range: Group
sub property of: anyProperty

Multilateral status (MLS)
type: Concept
definition: The status of a germplasm accession with regards to the Multilateral System (MLS) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
example: No, Yes, Other
created: 2012-06-28
modified: 2014-01-16
term group: Treaty or regulation
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: stable
replaces: TreatyOrRegulationGoverningBody
related match: Policy
alternative label: MLSSTAT
alternative label: MLS status of the accession
source: 1526.pdf
domain: Germplasm accession
range: Literal
sub property of: anyProperty

trait ID
type: Concept
definition: Persistent identifier for a trait descriptor used to identify the description of the measurement method. This could be the persistent URL to an external ontology where the trait term is declared.
example: URI, DOI, LSID or similar
note: Recommended best practice is to use a persistent identifier for trait descriptors, and a controlled and curated ontology such as the Plant Ontology (http://www.plantontology.org).
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Trait descriptor
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementMethodID
replaces: GermplasmTraitID
alternative label: Trait id number
related match: measurementMethod
related match: identifier
domain: Trait descriptor
sub property of: anyProperty

trait identifier
type: Concept
definition: Number locally unique within the dataset used to identify the trait descriptor.
example: Local identifier for the experiment trait methodology.
note: This number should be unique and persistent for the data provider. Recommended best practice is to use the measurementTraitID term whenever possible.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Trait descriptor
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementMethodIdentifier
replaces: GermplasmTraitID
alternative label: TRAIT_NUMBER
alternative label: Trait number
source: Inclusion of C&E data.pdf
domain: Trait descriptor
range: identifier
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

trait name
type: Concept
definition: English name used to identify the trait measurement descriptor.
example: stem rust susceptibility; powdery mildew susceptibility; plant height; ear density; etc
note: Recommended best practice is to use the measurementTraitID term whenever possible, and to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Plant Ontology (http://www.plantontology.org).
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Trait descriptor
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementMethodIdentifier
replaces: GermplasmTraitIdentifier
alternative label: TRAIT_NAME
alternative label: English name of the trait
related match: measurementMethod
source: Inclusion of C&E data.pdf
domain: Trait descriptor
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

trait category
type: Concept
definition: Classification type for the trait descriptor.
example: agrobotanical; morphological; chemical; phenological; molecular biology; disease susceptibility/-resistance; tolerance (abiotic); utilization.
note: Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Plant Ontology (http://www.plantontology.org).
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Trait descriptor
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementMethodCategory
replaces: GermplasmTraitClass
related match: measurementType
domain: Trait descriptor
range: Literal
sub property of: anyProperty

trait scale
type: Concept
definition: Measurement scale used to score the measurement values.
example: absolute; interval; nominal; ordinal; ratio; relative
note: Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The theory of scale types was developed by Stanley S. Stevens (1946) in Science 103(2684):677–680.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Trait descriptor
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementMethodScale
replaces: GermplasmTraitScale
domain: Trait descriptor
range: Literal
sub property of: anyProperty

trait source
type: Concept
definition: Reference to a standard germplasm descriptor. For example the UPOV descriptor or the Bioversity Crop Descriptor identifier.
example: UPOV TG/198/1 (april 2003)
note: Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary of source trait descriptors.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Trait descriptor
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementMethodSource
replaces: GermplasmTraitSource
related match: measurementMethod
domain: Trait descriptor
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

trait remarks
type: Concept
definition: Remarks related to the trait measurement descriptor.
example: inflorescences after cutting; measured three days after heading date
note: Any general remark that helps interpret the trait measurement descriptor.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Trait descriptor
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementMethodRemarks
replaces: GermplasmTraitRemarks
alternative label: TRAIT_REMARK
source: Inclusion of C&E data.pdf
related match: measurementMethod
domain: Trait descriptor
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

trial ID
type: Concept
definition: Persistent identifier used to identify a trait measurement trial season.
example: URI, DOI, LSID or similar
note: Recommended best practice is to use a persistent identifier for trait measurement trial seasons.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Measurement trial season
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementExperimentID
replaces: GermplasmExperimentID
related match: identifier
domain: Measurement trial season
sub property of: anyProperty

trial identifier
type: Concept
definition: Unique number in the dataset for the trial season.
example: Local identifier for the trial season.
note: This number should be unique and persistent for the data provider. Recommended best practice is to use the measurementTrialID term whenever possible.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Measurement trial season
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementExperimentIdentifier
replaces: GermplasmExperimentIdentifier
alternative label: EXPERIMENT_NUMBER
alternative label: Trial number
source: Inclusion of C&E data.pdf
domain: Measurement trial season
range: identifier
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

trial year
type: Concept
definition: The year when the trait measurement trial was conducted.
example: 2010
note: For the more detailed experiment date, best practice is to use the dwc:measurementDeterminedDate term.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Measurement trial season
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementExperimentYear
replaces: GermplasmExperimentYear
alternative label: EXPERIMENT_YEAR
source: Inclusion of C&E data.pdf
related match: measurementDeterminedDate
related match: year
domain: Measurement trial season
range: integer
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

trial report
type: Concept
definition: A reference to the report of the trait trial experiment, either supplied as the file name or the URL of the report.
example: URL or reference citation
note: Recommended best practice is to provide the URL to the report.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Measurement trial season
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementExperimentReport
replaces: GermplasmExperimentReport
alternative label: EXPERIMENT_REPORT
alternative label: Trial season report
source: Inclusion of C&E data.pdf
domain: Measurement trial season
range: Literal
sub property of: anyProperty

trial remarks
type: Concept
definition: Information relevant for the interpretation of the scores from the trial season.
example: Experimental design, location, experimentor, weather, etc.
note: General remarks related to the experimental conditions or experiment design of a trial season.
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Measurement trial season
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: measurementExperimentRemarks
replaces: GermplasmExperimentRemarks
alternative label: EXPERIMENT_DESCRIPTION
alternative label: Trial description
source: Inclusion of C&E data.pdf
related match: measurementRemarks
domain: Measurement trial season
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty

measurement by instituteID
type: Concept
definition: Trait observation determined by institute code, INSTCODE. FAO WIEWS institute code for the institute performing the observation/measurement.
example: DEU146; NLD037; SWE054; urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35293
note: Recommended best practice is to use institute codes from the FAO WIEWS information system, "http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/institute_query.htm?i_l=EN" or the Biodiversity Collections Index (BCI), "http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/".
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Measurement score
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: MeasurementByInstituteCode
range: identifier
related match: measurementDeterminedBy
related match: identifier
domain: MeasurementOrFact
sub property of: anyProperty

measurement at growth stage
type: Concept
definition: The growth stage of the plant when the trait observation or measurement was made.
example: flowering; heading; ripening; etc.
note: A more general modifier of the TDWG SDD style could be applied here and include modifiers such as part of the plant where the observation was made (eg. leaf, stem, seeds).
created: 2009-08-24
modified: 2014-05-08
term group: Measurement score
in scheme: Germplasm Vocabulary
term status: unstable
replaces: MeasurementGrowthStage
domain: MeasurementOrFact
range: Literal
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: anyProperty