Terms used on the Crop Genebank Knowledge Base.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| EMBRAPA |
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)(website) |
| Equilibrium moisture content |
The moisture content at which a seed is in equilibrium with the relative humidity of the surrounding air. |
| EST-SNP |
SNP analysis targeted to ESTs. |
| EST-SSR |
Expressed Sequence Tags - Simple sequence repeat |
| Evaluation |
The recording of those characteristics whose expression is often influenced by environmental factors. |
| Ex situ conservation |
The conservation of biological diversity outside its natural habitat???in the case of plant genetic resources this may be in seed genebanks in vitro genebanks or as live collections in field genebanks. (cf. In situ conservation) |
| Exotic libraries |
Collections of elite crop lines containing defined genomic regions from wild species to provide pre-breeding material for modern varieties. |
| Exploration |
The act of searching for genetic diversity in the field. |
| Expressed Sequence Tag |
(EST) A DNA sequence derived from transcribed regions of a genome. |
| Extant |
Existing or living at the present time in contrast to extinct (no longer living). |
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