UK CropNet: a collection of databases and bioinformatics resources for crop plant genomics

J Dicks; M Anderson; L Cardle; S Cartinhour; M Couchman; G Davenport; J Dickson; M Gale; D Marshall; S May; H McWilliam; A O'Malia; H Ougham; M Trick; S Walsh; R Waugh

doi:10.1093/nar/28.1.104

UK CropNet: a collection of databases and bioinformatics resources for crop plant genomics

Nucleic Acids Res. 2000 Jan 1;28(1):104-7. doi: 10.1093/nar/28.1.104.

Authors

J Dicks¹, M Anderson, L Cardle, S Cartinhour, M Couchman, G Davenport, J Dickson, M Gale, D Marshall, S May, H McWilliam, A O'Malia, H Ougham, M Trick, S Walsh, R Waugh

Affiliation

¹ John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.

Abstract

The UK Crop Plant Bioinformatics Network (UK CropNet) was established in 1996 in order to harness the extensive work in genome mapping in crop plants in the UK. Since this date we have published five databases from our central UK CropNet WWW site (http://synteny.nott.ac.uk/) with a further three to follow shortly. Our resource facilitates the identification and manipulation of agronomically important genes by laying a foundation for comparative analysis among crop plants and model species. In addition, we have developed a number of software tools that facilitate the visualisation and analysis of our data. Many of our tools are made freely available for use with both crop plant data and with data from other species.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crops, Agricultural / genetics*
Database Management Systems
Databases, Factual*
Genome, Plant*
Information Services
Internet
United Kingdom