dBase CEREALAB

The CEREALAB database; an information system for breeders is a source of molecular and phenotypic data, realized by integrating two already existing web databases, Gramene and Graingenes together with the source storing the information achieved by research groups of the CEREALAB project. The new data derives from a systematic genotyping work using already known markers and some brandly new protocols developed by the discovery workpackage of the project.This integration is obtained using the MOMIS system (Mediator Environment for Multiple Information Sources). The result obtained is a queriable virtual view that integrates the three sources and allows performing selection of cultivars of barley, wheat and rice based on molecular data and phenotypic traits, regardless of the specific languages of the three source databases. The phenotypic characters to be included in the database have been chosen among those of major interest for the breeders and divided into six categories: Abiotic Stress, Biotic Stress, Growth and Development, Quality and Yield. As far as molecular data is concerned the major categories for the query are: Trait, Qtl, Gene and Marker.