This number serves as a unique identifier for accessions within a genebank collection, and is assigned when a sample is entered into the genebank collection.
Example: CGN00254

Collector

Number assigned to an accession by the donor.
Example: NGB1912

Collecting date of the sample as YYYYMMDD. Missing data (MM or DD) should be indicated with hyphens. Leading zeros are required.
Example: 1968----
Example: 20020620

Accession species

Croatian name

Local vernacular name

Flowering time

Maturation time

The coding scheme proposed can be used at 3 different levels of detail: either by using the general codes (in boldface) such as 100, 200, 300, 400 or by using the more specific codes such as 110, 120 etc.
100) Wild
110) Natural
120) Semi-natural/wild
200) Weedy
300) Traditional cultivar/landrace
400) Breeding/research material
410) Breeder's line
411) Synthetic population
412) Hybrid
413) Founder stock/base population
414) Inbred line (parent of hybrid cultivar)
415) Segregating population
420) Mutant/genetic stock
500) Advanced/improved cultivar
999) Other (Elaborate in REMARKS field)

Abundance.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
1 Rare
3 Occasional
5 Common
7 Abundant
9 Dominant

Spatial pattern.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
1 Single plants
3 Grouped (< 5 plants)
5 Patches (< 10 plants)
7 Colonies
9 Great crowds

Diversity status.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
1 Highly uniform
3 Occasional apearance of different type
5 Occasional apearance of several different types
7 Equal frequency of several different types
9 High number of different types (highly diverse)

Causes of genetic erosion.
Scale (1 - 5)
0 No genetic erosion
1 Change in agricultural practice
2 Overexploitation (overgrazing, overgathering)
3 Destruction of natural habitat (roads, urbanization, industrialisation)
4 Introduction of exotic competing species (reforestation by alloctonous species; newly introduced pests and disease agents)
5 Natural disasters (fire, drought, soil erosion etc.)

Assessment of overall risk of genetic erosion.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
3 Population decrease in size
5 Population stable in size
9 Population expanding

Exploitation status.
Scale (0-4)
0 No gathering
1 Gathering
2 Gathering and occasional production
3 Production and occasional gathering
4 Production

Gathering.
Scale (0-9)
0 Unknown
1 No gathering
3 Rarely gathered
5 Occasionally gathered
7 Commonly gathered
9 Organized gathering

Production.
Scale (0-9)
0 No production
1 Produced in the past
3 Rarely produced
5 Occasionally produced
7 Commonly produced
9 Organized production

Use of the plant in the sampling area.
Scale (1-5)
1 Medicinal
2 Aromatic
3 Medicinal and aromatic
4 Ornamental
5 Other

Part of the plant used.
Fo Folium (leaf)
Fl Flos (flower)
He Herba (herb)
Ra Radix (root)
Se Semen (seed)
Fr Fructus (fruit)

Location information below the country level that describes where the accession was collected. This might include the distance in kilometres and direction from the nearest town, village or map grid reference point
Example: 7 km south of Curitiba in the state of Parana

Degree (2 digits) minutes (2 digits), and seconds (2 digits) followed by N (North) or S (South). Every missing digit (minutes or seconds) should be indicated with a hyphen. Leading zeros are required
Example: 10----S
Example: 011530N
Example: 4531--S

Degree (3 digits), minutes (2 digits), and seconds (2 digits) followed by E (East) or W (West). Every missing digit (minutes or seconds) should be indicated with a hyphen. Leading zeros are required.
Example: 0762510W
Example: 076----W

Elevation of collecting site expressed in meters above sea level. Negative values are allowed.
Example: 763

The coding scheme proposed can be used at 2 different levels of detail: either by using the general codes (in boldface) such as 10, 20, 30, 40 or by using the more specific codes such as 11, 12 etc.
10) Wild habitat
11) Forest/woodland
12) Shrubland
13) Grassland
14) Desert/tundra
15) Aquatic habitat
20) Farm or cultivated habitat
21) Field
22) Orchard
23) Backyard, kitchen or home garden (urban, peri-urban or rural)
24) Fallow land
25) Pasture
26) Farm store
27) Threshing floor
28) Park
30) Market or shop
40) Institute, Experimental station, Research organization, Genebank
50) Seed company
60) Weedy, disturbed or ruderal habitat
61) Roadside
62) Field margin
99) Other (Elaborate in REMARKS field)

Past anthropogenic impact.
Scale (1-6)
1 Arable land
2 Pasture
3 Cleared land
4 Burned land
5 Roads, railways
6 Settlement

Current anthropogenic impact.
Scale (1-6)
1 Arable land
2 Pasture
3 Cleared land
4 Burned land
5 Roads, railways
6 Settlement

Topography.
Scale (0-9)
0 Unknown
1 Depression
3 Flat
5 Undulating
7 Hilly
9 Mountainous

Slope.
Scale (1-5)
1 < 5 %
2 6 - 10 %
3 11 - 40 %
4 41 - 60 %
5 > 60 %

Slope aspect.
N North
NE North-East
E East
SE South-East
S South
SW South-West
W West
NW North-West

Soil fertility.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
3 Low fertility
5 Moderate fertility
7 High fertility

Soil moisture.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
3 Dry
7 Moist

Soil drainage.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
3 Poorly drained
5 Moderately drained
7 Well drained

Soil texture.
Scale (1 - 4)
1 Clay
2 Loam
3 Sandy
4 Highly organic

Soil colour.
Scale (1 - 5)
1 Black
2 Brown
3 Grey
4 Red
5 Yellow

Soil erosion.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
3 Low
5 Intermediate
7 High

Soil depth.
Scale (1 - 3)
1 Less than plough depth
2 Equal to plough depth
3 Deeper than plough depth

Stoniness.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
1 None
3 Rare
5 Occasional
7 Frequent
9 Karst

Stone size.
Scale (1 - 9)
0 Unknown
1 None
3 Gravels
5 Stones
7 Boulders
9 Connected (karst)

Light.
Scale (1-5)
1 Sunny
2 1/4 shady
3 1/2 shady
4 3/4 shady
5 Completely shady