NEW FEATURES OF ROSEDB--THE GENOME DATABASE FOR THE ROSACEAE

¹ Dept. of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

² Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, USA

³ USDA Plant Genome Database Group, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

⁴ USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, USA

RoseDB for rosaceous crops (apple, peach, pear, plum, almond, brambles, strawberry, etc.) was established in 1997 with its first data mainly from apple genetic research. Now data from sour cherry genomic studies has been added to the database. Another new feature is the WinAce version of the database: RoseDB can now be download and run stand-alone on any Windows NT or Windows95 computer, instead of being limited to UNIX computers as previously. Genetic map data focused on apple microsatellite markers will be loaded into the database soon. With the rapidly developing genomic data in rosaceous species, RoseDB's current data type--genetic maps, gel images, probe/primer descriptions, germplasm collection data--will be expanded to include DNA sequences, trait characterizations, and intermap comparisons of marker positions. RoseDB is accessible through the Agricultural Genome Information System (AGIS) Web site: http://probe.nal.usda.gov/plant/aboutrosedb.html.