EURISCO update 2023: the European Search Catalogue for Plant Genetic Resources, a pillar for documentation of genebank material

Samenvatting

The European Search Catalogue for Plant GeneticResources (EURISCO) is a central entry point for information on crop plant germplasm accessions frominstitutions in Europe and beyond. In total, it providesdata on more than two million accessions, making animportant contribution to unlocking the vast geneticdiversity that lies deposited in >400 germplasm collections in 43 countries. EURISCO serves as the reference system for the Plant Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe and represents a significant approachfor documenting and making available the world’sagrobiological diversity. EURISCO is well establishedas a resource in this field and forms the basis for awide range of research projects. In this paper, wepresent current developments of EURISCO, which isaccessible at http://eurisco.ecpgr.org.