Project Number: 5306-21000-015-10
Project Type: Reimbursable

Start Date: Oct 01, 2006
End Date: Sep 30, 2008

Objective:
Develop a registry of information on identity, disease testing status, characterization and acquistion sources of virtually all grape varieties and clones available with the United States. Establish and publicize the online registry as a user-friendly reference. Develop a plan for routinely updating the information to maintain relevance and value.

Approach:
A full time staff member at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository will be dedicated to the development of the National Grape Registry (NGR.) The staff member will collect and assemble variety information, develop the registry framework, develop an NGR website, and post variety information to that website. The registry will be posted on-line as a searchable, relational data set, using Microsoft Access or Oracle as the underlying software. Guidance on software selection and the website structure will be actively sought from diverse experts by the library scientist/database manager. We are committed to developing an extremely user-friendly site, which will be kept up to date through frequent revisions. Invitations for particatipation and data from grape collections and publicity regarding availablility of these data will be made semiannually or annually through a wide array of relevant venues. Documents Trust with Viticulture Consortium, Western Region. 425 Log 30845.