Modern genomic breeding methods rely heavily on very large amounts of phenotypic and genotypic data, presenting new challenges in effective data management and integration. The datasets are often large and complex, and the data is often stored on multiple systems, sometimes separated by country and organisation. As the common analyses methods increasingly require aggregation of datasets from diverse sources, data exchange between disparate systems becomes a challenge.

This webinar will be an introduction to The Breeding API (BrAPI) Project. The BrAPI Project began in 2014 when a small group of plant breeding and technology experts came together to try to standardise their data. Since then, BrAPI has become internationally accepted as one of the primary data exchange standards in the plant breeding domain. This webinar will give an overview of what BrAPI is, how it works, what it is capable of, and the impact the project has had so far on the community.

Who is this course for?

This webinar is suitable for anyone working in the plant and animal breeding domain, or anyone working with data management, data sharing, or data standards. No prior knowledge of bioinformatics is required, but undergraduate level knowledge of biology would be useful. 

This event is part of a webinar series highlighting the current concepts and analytical methods in plant sciences applicable to research, data management, and crop improvement. To explore other topics from this series and registration details follow this link Plants: a data sciences perspective.

Outcomes

By the end of the webinar you will be able to:

• Explore RESTful web services and how they can be used for effective data exchange
• Identify all the documentation and resources available to help begin implementing a BrAPI compatible tool or system. 
• Relate to the BrAPI Community, an ever-growing international group of scientists and developers using the BrAPI standard to collaborate

DOI: 10.6019/TOL.BrAPI-w.2023.00001.1

This webinar took place on 26 April 2023. Please click the 'Watch video' button to view the recording.