The
European Phaseolus Database was established on the initiative of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) (formerly "European Cooperative Programme for Crop Genetic Resources Networks") at
the meeting of the Grain Legumes Working Group in Copenhagen 13 - 17. July
1995.
It is maintained by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
in Linz, Austria. The database contains passport data of over 30.000 accessions
representing the Phaseolus collections maintained in European genebanks.
The
structure of the database follows the principles of the FAO/IPGRI Multi-Crop
Passport Descriptors list / EURISCO Descriptors.