The Agronomic Linked Data (AgroLD) Project Pierre Larmande, IRD, UMR DIADE, Institut de Biologie Computationnelle;
Manuel Ruiz, CIRAD, UMR AGAP / CIAT;
Nordine El Hassouni, INRA;
Aravind Venkatesan, Institut de Biologie Computationnelle
Planteome: Reference Ontologies and a Platform for Integrative Plant Genomics Austin Meier, Oregon State University;
Laurel Cooper, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Pankaj Jaiswal, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Barry Smith, University at Buffalo;
Christopher Mungall, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory;
Marie-Angélique Laporte, Bioversity International;
Elizabeth Arnaud, Bioversity International;
Justin L. Elser, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Justin Preece, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Sinisa Todorovic, Oregon State University;
Eugene Zhang, Oregon State University
Knowledge.Bio: A Web Application for Collaboratively Building and Exploring Networks of Biological Relationships Richard Michael Bruskiewich, STAR Informatics / Delphinai Corporation;
Kenneth Casimir Huellas-Bruskiewicz, Simon Fraser University;
Chandan Kumar Mishra, Simon Fraser University;
Farzin Ahmed, Simon Fraser University;
Yinglun Colin Qiao, Simon Fraser University;
Jarielle D Lim, Simon Fraser University;
Lance Hannestad, Simon Fraser University;
Rudy Kong Tin Lun, Simon Fraser University;
Benjamin M Good, The Scripps Research Institute
The de.NBI-GCBN Service Centre – A Crop BioGreenformatics Network Thomas Schmutzer, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben;
Marie E Bolger, IBG-2, Forschungszentrum Jülich;
Jinbo Chen, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben;
Heidrun Gundlach, PGSB - Plant Genome and Systems Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH);
Markus Oppermann, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben;
Stephan Weise, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben;
Matthias Lange, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben;
Manuel Spannagl, PGSB - Plant Genome and Systems Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH);
Bjoern Usadel, Forschungzentrum Juelich & RWTH Aachen;
Klaus F.X. Mayer, PGSB - Plant Genome and Systems Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH);
Uwe Scholz, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben
Plant Genome Database Japan (PGDBj) in 2017: A Research Infrastructure for Genomics and Genetics of Plants Akihiro Nakaya, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University;
Hideki Hirakawa, Kazusa DNA Research Institute;
Hisako Ichihara, Kazusa DNA Research Institute;
Taeko Shibaya, Kazusa DNA Research Institute;
Erika Asamizu, Ryukoku University;
Sachiko Shirasawa, Kazusa DNA Research Institute;
Yasukazu Nakamura, Kazusa DNA Research Institute;
Satoshi Tabata, Kazusa DNA Research Institute
NBRP-Plant Databases: Plant Biological Resource Databases in Japan Haruka Kouyama, National Institute of Genetics;
Masatomo Kobayashi, RIKEN BioResource Center;
Yutaka Sato, National Institute of Genetics;
Shuhei Nasuda, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University;
Kazuhiro Sato, IPSR, Okayama University;
Masanobu Kawachi, National Institute for Environmental Studies;
Makoto Kusaba, Hiroshima University;
Eiji Nitasaka, Kyushu University;
Ryo Akashi, University of Miyazaki;
Hiroshi Ezura, University of Tsukuba;
Rie Tsuchiya, National Institute of Genetics;
Gaku Kimura, National Institute of Genetics;
Yukiko Yamazaki, National Institute of Genetics
DNAPOD: Implementation of Virtual Machine for DNAPOD Workflow and Genotype Imputation Takako Mochizuki, Genome Informatics Laboratory, NIG, ROIS;
Hiromi Kajiya-Kanegae, The University of Tokyo;
Yasuhiro Tanizawa, Genome Informatics Laboratory, NIG, ROIS;
Takatomo Fujisawa, Genome Informatics Laboratory, NIG, ROIS;
Tazro Ohta, Database Center for Life Science, ROIS;
Naruo Nikoh, Liberal Arts, OUJ;
Tokurou Shimizu, Division of Citrus Research, Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, NARO;
Atsushi Toyoda, Advanced Genomics Center, NIG, ROIS;
Asao Fujiyama, Advanced Genomics Center, NIG, ROIS;
Nori Kurata, NIG, ROIS;
Hideki Nagasaki, Genome Informatics Group, Department of Technology Development, Kazusa DNA Research Institute;
Hiroyoshi Iwata, The University of Tokyo;
Eli Kaminuma, Genome Informatics Laboratory, NIG, ROIS;
Yasukazu Nakamura, Genome Informatics Laboratory, NIG, ROIS
AgBioData: A Consortium of Agricultural Biological Databases Jacqueline D. Campbell, Iowa State University;
Ethalinda Cannon, Iowa State University;
Sook Jung, Washington State University;
Dorrie Main, Washington State University;
Monica Poelchau, USDA/Agricultural Resarch Service/National Agricultural Library;
Ramona Walls, University of Arizona;
Lisa C Harper, USDA-ARS
CATchUP: A Web Database for Spatiotemporally Expressed Genes Yukino Nakamura, School of Agriculture, Meiji University;
Toru Kudo, School of Agriculture, Meiji University;
Shin Terashima, School of Agriculture, Meiji University;
Misa Saito, School of Agriculture, Meiji University;
Eiji Nambara, Dept. of Cell & Systems Biology., University of Toronto;
Kentaro Yano, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
Bio-TDS : BioQuery Tool Discovery System Carol Lushbough, University of South Dakota;
Michael Gonzales, University of Georgia;
Ann Stapleton, University of North Carolina - Wilmington;
Etienne Gnimpieba, University of South Dakota;
Susan Cato, American Society of Plant Biologists
ORCAE: Online Resource for Community Annotation of Eukaryotes Lieven Sterck, VIB Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics;
Thomas Van Parys, VIB-UGent;
Stephane Rombauts, VIB Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics;
Yves Van de Peer, VIB Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
PIECE 2.0: An Update for the Plant Gene Structure Comparison and Evolution Database Yong Q. Gu, USDA ARS, Western Regional Research Center;
Yi Wang, USDA ARS, Western Regional Research Center;
Ling Xu, Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA-ARS;
Roger Thilmony, USDA-ARS;
Frank M. You, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;
Devin Coleman-Derr, Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA-ARS
Gene Family Construction and Analysis in Phytozome Jeremy L. Phillips, DOE Joint Genome Institute;
Joseph W. Carlson, DOE Joint Genome Institute;
David M. Goodstein, DOE Joint Genome Institute;
Daniel S. Rokhsar, DOE Joint Genome Institute
The Bio-Analytic Resource for Plant Biology Asher Pasha, University of Toronto / CAGEF;
Jamie Waese, University of Toronto / CAGEF;
Jim Fan, University of Waterloo;
Zhenming Yu, University of Toronto / CAGEF;
Matthew Ierullo, University of Toronto / CAGEF;
Rohan V. Patel, University of Toronto / CAGEF;
Priyank K. Purohit, University of Toronto / CAGEF;
Sylva Donaldson, University of Toronto / CAGEF;
Adrian Platts, McGill University;
Mathieu Blanchette, McGill University;
Stephen I. Wright, University of Toronto;
Nicholas Provart, University of Toronto / CAGEF
SNP-Seek Resource for Rice Research Locedie Mansueto, International Rice Research Institute;
Roven Rommel Fuentes, International Rice Research Institute;
Nikki Borja, International Rice Research Institute;
Jeffrey Detras, International Rice Research Institute;
Juan Miguel Abriol-Santos, International Rice Research Institute;
Dmytro Chebotarov, International Rice Research Institute;
Millicent D. Sanciangco, International Rice Research Institute;
N. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, International Rice Research Institute;
Ramil P. Mauleon, International Rice Research Institute;
Kenneth L. McNally, International Rice Research Institute;
Nickolai Alexandrov, International Rice Research Institute
MaizeGDB: New Resources for Maize Researchers John Portwood, USDA-ARS Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Iowa State University;
Ethalinda Cannon, Iowa State University;
Jesse R. Walsh, Iowa State University;
Lisa C Harper, USDA-ARS;
Maggie Woodhouse, University of California - Davis;
Jack Gardiner, Department of Genetics, Cellular, and Developmental Biology;
Mary Schaeffer, USDA ARS and University of Missouri;
Bremen M Braun, MaizeGDB;
Kyoung Tak Cho, Iowa State University;
David Schott, Iowa State University;
Taner Z. Sen, USDA -ARS / GrainGenes;
Carson M Andorf, USDA-ARS Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Iowa State University
The Gene Pages at MaizeGDB Ethalinda Cannon, Iowa State University;
Susan Belcher, University of Oregon;
Jack Gardiner, University of Missouri;
Lisa Harper, USDA-ARS Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research;
John Portwood, USDA-ARS Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Iowa State University;
Mary Schaeffer, USDA ARS and University of Missouri;
Maggie Woodhouse, University of California - Davis;
Carson M Andorf, USDA-ARS Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Iowa State University
Curation and Outreach at GrainGenes Sarah Odell, USDA-ARS;
Gerard R. Lazo, USDA Agricultural Research Service, WRRC;
David Hane, USDA-ARS-WRRC;
Yong Q. Gu, USDA ARS, Western Regional Research Center;
Taner Z. Sen, USDA -ARS / GrainGenes
A Gene Nomenclature for the Triticeae Tribe Bruno A Santos, NIAB;
Paul J. Kersey, EMBL - The European Bioinformatics Institute;
Manuel Spannagl, PGSB - Plant Genome and Systems Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH);
John Rogers, UNICEN;
Craig F. Morris, USDA-ARS Western Wheat Quality Lab;
Tatsuya M. Ikeda, NARO, Western Region Agricultural Research Center;
Thomas Letellier, URGI;
Heidrun Gundlach, PGSB - Plant Genome and Systems Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH);
Sven O. Twardziok, PGSB - Plant Genome and Systems Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH);
Carlos Guzmán, CIMMYT;
Mario J Caccamo, NIAB
LegumeInfo.org: Legume Research and Trait Data That Is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-Usable Jacqueline D. Campbell, Iowa State University;
Joel Berendzen, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Ethalinda Cannon, Iowa State University;
Alan M. Cleary, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Sudhansu Dash, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Sam Hokin, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Wei Huang, Iowa State University;
Alex G. Rice, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Pooja E. Umale, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Nathan T. Weeks, USDA-ARS-CICGRU;
Andrew Wilkey, USDA-ARS-CICGRU;
Andrew Farmer, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Steven B. Cannon, USDA-ARS-CICGRU;
Maria Hadres, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR)
The Federated Plant Database Initiative for the Legumes Steven B. Cannon, USDA-ARS-CICGRU;
Jacqueline D. Campbell, Iowa State University;
Sudhansu Dash, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Wei Huang, Iowa State University;
Akshay Yadav, Iowa State University;
Nathan T. Weeks, USDA-ARS-CICGRU;
Andrew Wilkey, USDA-ARS-CICGRU;
Prateek Gupta, Iowa State University;
Shivan Gunda, Iowa State University;
Maria Hadres, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Joel Berendzen, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Sam Hokin, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Vivek Krishnakumar, J. Craig Venter Institute;
Agnes P. Chan, J. Craig Venter Institute;
Ethalinda Cannon, Iowa State University;
Eric Lyons, University of Arizona;
Andrew Farmer, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Christopher D. Town, J. Craig Venter Institute;
David Fernandez-Baca, Iowa State University
Alfalfa Breeder’s Toolbox (ABT): An Integrated Database for Alfalfa Genomics, Genetics and Breeding Maria J. Monteros, Noble Research Institute;
Chunlin He, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation;
Jaeyoung Choi, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation;
Patrick Xuechun Zhao, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation;
Perdeep Mehta, Noble Research Institute;
Xinbin Dai, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation;
Junil Chang, Noble Research Institute, LLC;
Nick Krom, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation;
Nadim Tayeh, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation;
Michael Trammell, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation;
Christy Motes, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation;
Alyssa Nedley, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
PeanutBase.org: A Genomic and Genetic Data Resource to Support Crop Improvement in Peanut Wei Huang, Iowa State University;
Sudhansu Dash, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Alan M. Cleary, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Alex G. Rice, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Sam Hokin, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Jacqueline D. Campbell, Iowa State University;
Joel Berendzen, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Maria Hadres, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Pooja E. Umale, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Nathan T. Weeks, USDA-ARS-CICGRU;
Andrew Wilkey, USDA-ARS-CICGRU;
Andrew Farmer, National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR);
Steven B. Cannon, USDA-ARS-CICGRU;
Ethalinda Cannon, Iowa State University
CottonGen: An Up-to-Date Resource Enabling Genetics, Genomics and Breeding Research for Crop Improvement Jing Yu, Washington State University;
Sook Jung, Washington State University;
Chun-Huai Cheng, Washington State University;
Taein Lee, Washington State University;
Ping Zheng, Washington State University;
Jodi L. Humann, Washington State University;
Deah McGaughey, Washington State University;
Morgan Frank, Washington State University;
Heidi Hough, Washington State University;
B. Todd Campbell, USDA-ARS;
Richard G. Percy, USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center;
Don C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated;
Dorrie Main, Washington State University
TreeGenes and CartograTree: Genetic and Genomic Resources for Forest Trees Emily Grau, University of Connecticut;
Nic Herndon, University of Connecticut;
Steven A Demurjian Jr, University of Connecticut;
Qiaoshan Lin, University of Connecticut;
Michael Wynne, University of Connecticut;
Damian Gessler, University of Arizona;
Alex Feltus, Genetics & Biochemistry, Clemson University;
Margaret Staton, University of Tennessee, Knoxville;
Stephen P. Ficklin, Washington State University;
Dorrie Main, Washington State University;
Jill L. Wegrzyn, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - University of Connecticut
Gymno-PLAZA: An Access Point for Comparative Genomics in Conifer Species Lieven Sterck, VIB Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics;
Klaas Vandepoele, Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB;
Zhen Li, VIB-UGent;
Yves Van de Peer, VIB Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
TreeGenes: Genetic and Genomic Resources for Forest Trees Emily Grau, University of Connecticut;
Nic Herndon, University of Connecticut;
Steven A Demurjian Jr, University of Connecticut;
Qiaoshan Lin, University of Connecticut;
Michael Wynne, University of Connecticut;
Damian Gessler, University of Arizona;
Alex Feltus, Genetics & Biochemistry, Clemson University;
Margaret Staton, University of Tennessee, Knoxville;
Stephen P. Ficklin, Washington State University;
Dorrie Main, Washington State University;
Jill L. Wegrzyn, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - University of Connecticut
Introducing the Brassica Information Portal: Towards Integrating Genotypic and Phenotypic Brassica Crop Data Annemarie Eckes, Earlham Institute;
Tomasz Gubala, Earlham Institute;
Piotr Nowakowski, Earlham Institute;
Tomasz Szymczyszyn, Earlham Institute;
Rachel Wells, John Innes Centre;
Thomas Alcock, University of Nottingham;
Judith Irwin, John Innes Centre;
Graham J. King, Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University;
Ian Bancroft, Department of Biology, University of York;
Wiktor Jurkowski, Earlham Institute
Prediction of Gene Structures Using Public Sequencing Data of RNA-Seq and cDNA in Solanum lycopersicum Toru Kudo, School of Agri., Meiji University;
Masaaki Kobayashi, School of Agri., Meiji University;
Shin Terashima, School of Agri., Meiji University;
Minami Katayama, School of Agri., Meiji University;
Misa Saito, School of Agri., Meiji University;
Maasa Kanno, School of Agri., Meiji University;
Koji Yokoyama, School of Agri., Meiji University;
Hajime Ohyanagi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology;
Kentaro Yano, School of Agri., Meiji University
Resources for Comparative Genomics and Pathway Analysis for Grapevine Sushma Naithani, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Justin Preece, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Parul Gupta, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Peter D'Eustachio, NYU School of Medicine;
Justin L. Elser, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Sharon Wei, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory;
Robert Petryszak, EMBL-EBI;
Paul J. Kersey, EMBL - The European Bioinformatics Institute;
Lincoln Stein, Ontario Institute of Cancer Research;
Doreen Ware, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory;
Pankaj Jaiswal, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
Exploring Grapevine Gene Expression Patterns with VESPUCCI Marco Moretto, Fondazione Edmund Mach;
Paolo Sonego, Fondazione Edmund Mach;
Stefania Pilati, Fondazione Edmund Mach;
Giulia Malacarne, Fondazione Edmund Mach;
Laura Costantini, Fondazione Edmund Mach;
Lukasz Grzeskowiak, Fondazione Edmund Mach;
Giorgia Bagagli, Fondazione Edmund Mach;
Claudio Moser, Fondazione Edmund Mach;
M. Stella Grando, Fondazione Edmund Mach;
Kristof Engelen, Fondazione Edmund Mach
Citrus Genome Database (CGD): A Resource for Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding Research Julia Piaskowski, Washington State University;
Jodi L. Humann, Washington State University;
Dorrie Main, Washington State University;
Sook Jung, Washington State University;
Chun-Huai Cheng, Washington State University;
Taein Lee, Washington State University;
Morgan Frank, Washington State University;
Kristin Scott, Washington State University;
Mirella Flores-Gonzalez, Boyce Thompson Institute;
Surya Saha, Boyce Thompson Institute;
Lukas Mueller, Boyce Thompson Institute;
Albert G. Abbott, Forest Health Research and Education Center, University of Kentucky;
Fred G. Gmitter, University of Florida, IFAS-CREC
Introducing the Vertebrate Gene Nomenclature Committee (VGNC) Bethan Yates, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI);
Susan Tweedie, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI);
Bryony Braschi, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI);
Kristian Gray, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI);
Ruth Seal, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI);
Elspeth Bruford, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
Bovinemine: Integrating Genomic Data of Ruminant Livestock Species Darren E. Hagen, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri;
Deepak R. Unni, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri;
Colin M. Diesh, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri;
Aditi Tayal, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri;
Christine G. Elsik, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
Curated Content in RefSeq Genome Annotations Shashikant Pujar, NCBI, National Institutes of Health;
Kim Pruitt, National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, National Institutes of Health;
Terence D. Murphy, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI/NLM/NIH);
The RefSeq Group, NCBI
Plant Reactome: A Resource for Comparative Analysis of Plant Pathways Pankaj Jaiswal, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Justin Preece, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Parul Gupta, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Sushma Naithani, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University;
Peter D'Eustachio, NYU School of Medicine;
Lincoln Stein, Ontario Institute of Cancer Research;
Doreen Ware, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory;
Justin L. Elser, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University