Cassava database becomes open access
07/05/2013
Cassavabase is a database of phenotypic and genotypic data generated by cassava breeding programs within the Next Generation Cassava Breeding (NEXTGEN Cassava) project*.
The database makes available breeding data immediately available, thereby providing cassava researchers and breeders a key reference data source. The Cassava plant (Manihot esculenta) feeds more than 500 million people mainly in Africa.
Besides phenotypic and genotypic data, Cassavabase contains cassava geographical maps, genome and sequences and other datasets produced within the NEXTGEN Cassava project. Data can be accessed through the web interface and also various tools are available to view the datasets. Cassavabase, and the advantages of open access data were presented at the recent G8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture held in Washington, D.C.
For more information http://www.cassavabase.org/
*NEXTGEN Cassava is supported the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom.