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I. Course Title
: Information Management in PGR
II. Course Code
: PGR 506
III. Credit Hours
: 2 (1+1)
IV. Why this course ?
Vast amount of information is generated in various disciplines and it needs to be
documented in proper way.
V. Aim of the course
To train students in germplasm data base management using modern tools and
softwares.
VI. Theory
Unit I
Documentation of germplasm collections, principles of documentation of information
in genebanks, concept of data base creation and management; Relational Database
Management Systems; Web based PGR networks.
Unit II
Statistical techniques in management of germplasm, developing core collection,

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Plant Sciences–Plant Genetic Resources
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estimating sample size during plant explorations, impact of sampling on population
structure.
Unit III
Sequential sampling for viability estimation, introduction of binomial, normal and
negative cumulative normal, use of Probit scales, viability equations and nomograms,
estimation of sample size for storage and viability testing. Germplasm documentation;
basics of computer and operating systems, database management system- PGR Portal,
Cryodatabase, 
In vitro
genebank database, use of statistical softwares, pictorial and
graphical representation of data; Introduction to communication network.
Unit IV
Introduction to database management and DBMS, Introduction to Perl and Bioperl.
Collection and storage of sequences, NCBI- providing access to biomedical and
genomic information.
VII. Practical
• Experimental designs and data analysis;
• Viability equations, sampling strategies, data documentation;
• Cataloguing;
• PGR portal, Cryodatabase management;
• Writing programmes in Perl for bioinformatics applications.