Genebank Peer Reviews: A powerful tool to improve genebank quality and promote collaboration
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00027006%3A_____%2F25%3A10179225" target="_blank" >RIV/00027006:_____/25:10179225 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.genresj.org/index.php/grj/article/view/genresj.OADZ7911/294" target="_blank" >https://www.genresj.org/index.php/grj/article/view/genresj.OADZ7911/294</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.46265/genresj.OADZ7911" target="_blank" >10.46265/genresj.OADZ7911</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Genebank Peer Reviews: A powerful tool to improve genebank quality and promote collaboration
Original language description
The conservation of plant genetic resources (PGR) is critical to ensuring global food security and agricultural sustainability. Genebanks play a vital role in ex situ conservation, complementing in situ strategies by preserving crop diversity (incl. their wild relatives) and providing access to biological materials for research, breeding and farming. However, maintaining high conservation standards and ensuring accessibility remains a global challenge. To address this, the ‘Genebank Peer Review’ system was developed as a collaborative quality assessment and improvement mechanism. This system facilitates reciprocal evaluations among genebanks, promoting transparency, capacity building and continuous improvement in conservation practices. Implemented in Europe since 2019, the peer review process involves structured self-assessments, site visits and expert evaluations, culminating in publicly available reports that guide genebanks in enhancing their operations. Feedback from participating institutions highlights the system’s effectiveness in fostering knowledge exchange, strengthening professional networks and improving genebank management practices. Despite its success, challenges remain, particularly regarding expert availability and resource constraints. Future efforts should focus on institutionalizing mentorship programmes to sustain and expand the impact of Genebank Peer Reviews and monitor improvements.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40106 - Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Genetic Resources
ISSN
2708-3764
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
6
Issue of the periodical within the volume
11
Country of publishing house
IT - ITALY
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
115-121
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105012380679