CropStoreDB for Macadamia

Introduction

An implementation of CropStoreDB for Macadamia has been prepared with data curated by Graham King, Cathy Nock and Kirsty Langdon at Southern Cross Unoversity (SCU) as part of the Hort Innovation (Australia) project MC15008 - "Establishing an open-source platform for unravelling the genetics of Macadamia: integration of linkage and genome maps". These initial datasets demonstrate the value of collating information about a range of entities (plant populations, lines, accessions along with reference genetic maps that form the link to the first complete pseudochromosome genome assembly. They form a valuable reference platform for Macadamia genetics and genomics, including SCU's ongoing R&D and pre-breeding program.

We are working with the International Macadamia Research & Development Center to encourage adoption of data standards and open-source sharing of Macadamia genetic and genomics data to advance global pre-breeding activities and add value to the global macadamia nut crop.

Data included to date

Entity	Records	Date
Plant populations	6	Dec 2019
Plant lines	384	Dec 2019
Plant accessions (trees)	384	Dec 2019
Linkage maps	7	Dec 2019
Linkage groups (chromosomes)	14	Dec 2019
Sequence-tagged marker loci	5,620	Dec 2019

Data Access - graphic user interfaces

Data are published here are placed in the public domain under the Create Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

• via a web-browser
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• via a PC Windows interface executable (please contact us for a downloadable version)

Establishing and conforming data standards

• Adopting standardised nomenclature for key data entities greatly enhances data integrity and ability to share and combine datasets
• A set of standard formats are available for download
• A set of Excel data input templates are available compatible with the CropStoreDB database.
• An online data entry pipeline is being developed

Future development

• We are keen to hear from any macadamia researchers worldwide to discuss requirements and resources required for extending the current database. In particular, we hope to provide an easily navigated interface for collation of information about cultivars grown around the world.