Description of the EURISCO data file for the BLE Open Data Platform

From the field of plant genetic resources, Germany provides data on the national gene bank stocks for BLE’s open data platform. This includes the collection stocks of the national ex situ gene bank of the Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Research (IPK), the German gene bank fruit, the German gene bank vines, the German gene bank ornamental plants, the gene bank for food and agriculture (WEL), the Genebank Tabak and information on current breeder varieties provided by German growers for the Multilateral System of the International Seed Treaty. In order to ensure efficient data exchange, the data fields comply with the internationally agreed requirements of the EURISCO exchange format, which is essentially based on the “Multi-Crop Passport Descriptor List” of FAO and Bioversity International.