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A manual system for germplasm data management. I. Description of the edge-punched card system

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A manual system for the management of data in a plant genetic resources center is described. The edge-punched card and other additional equipment of the system are discussed, exemplified by a description of the system used at CATIE, Costa Rica. The possibilities and utility of such a documentation system in a genebank are discussed.

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Engels, J.M.M. A manual system for germplasm data management. I. Description of the edge-punched card system. Euphytica 30, 629–634 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00038790

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