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CGRD Version 5.1 (old version)

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In 1999, the COGENT Steering Committee took the decision to release the coconut genetic resources database (CGRD) into the public domain, in order to make accessible and disseminate this useful information, and to create public awareness about coconut genetic resources (source: minutes of the 8th COGENT Steering Committee held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 20-22 September 1999).

Here is the previous version of the Coconut Genetic Resources Database (CGRD version 5.1). A new version (CGRD 6.0) was made available on the COGENT website in July 2012, so users are strongly recommended to use this new version. Presently 24 genebanks from 23 COGENT member-countries are conserving 725 unique populations with 1374 living accessions.

In COGENT’s Coconut Genetic Resources Database (CGRD), data about coconut cultivars are divided in two main parts: passport data and priority characterization, and evaluation data. It takes into account the IPGRI descriptors (1.6MB .pdf) of the coconut palms and the methods detailed in the STANTECH manual (9.8MB .pdf).  The CGRD project was initiated in 1994. The project is funded by the French Government and implemented by CIRAD (French Agricultural Research for Development) in collaboration with COGENT member-countries and Bioversity International. Its objective is to facilitate data storage and exchange amongst COGENT members. This will enable coconut breeders to access data on coconut cultivars.

How to install the CGRD on your computer?

  1. Download the zip file below.
  2. Unzip it on your computer.
  3. Browse the folder for the file 'setup.exe'.
  4. Double click this file 'setup.exe' and follow the instructions.

Download here the CGRD database ZIP file ( 73.4MB)

Important: The CGRD is now running well on Windows Vista or Seven. If you have any difficulty in downloading, please first try to download the file from another place with a better internet connexion and save the software on a USB pendrive. If the problem remains, please contact " This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. "  for technical assistance.

They may be occasional difficulties in sending updated files to the COGENT secretariat (problem encountered only once on an Indonesian notebook). In this case, compress all the files in the directory c:\cgrd5.1.\dbfs into an archive (using PKzip or Pkrar free softwares for example) and send this archive to the COGENT secretariat. 

CGRD citation guidelines

Users must contact the specific data-providing institute(s) directly, with any questions or comments regarding information stored in CGRD and for queries regarding the germplasm held in a specific institute(s). You acknowledge that your access to and use of data does not entitle you to any copyright or other intellectual property right or other proprietary interest in the data or the portal. You are required to acknowledge the sources of the data accessed through this portal. The name of the Data-providing institution is in the CGRD database interface, selecting the menu ‘Site’.

Example:

Plant genetic resources accession level data provided by: Vanuatu Agricultural Research Training Centre (VARTC), PO Box 231 Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu (Accessed through CGRD, http://www.cogentnetwork.org/index.php/genetic-resources-database-cgrd 2012-04-25) 

The Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT) aims to promote national, regional and global collaboration among coconut-producing countries and
partner institutions in the conservation and use of coconut genetic resources for enhanced livelihoods.

The COGENT website is maintained by Bioversity International - Montpellier office.

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