CGN CAP PI GRIF etc - what do they mean?

[Siv]

I've seen refence to pepper varieties using a number of prefixes. Some googling suggests that they are referring to some kind of classification system. Can anyone provide some more enlightenment?

 

[Bou]

Look over here mate: https://www.thechileman.org/guide_research.php

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

Look over here mate: Seed Banks & Research Institutionsphp

 
 
Great site Bou, thanks!

 

[Siv]

Thanks for the link! Here's a summary as best as I can find:
 
BGH - Banco de Germoplasma de Hortaliças, Brazil http://www.bgh.ufv.br/
C0 - Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center in Taiwan http://www.avrdc.org/
CAP - German Research Centre for Biotechnology
CARDI - Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute http://www.cardi.org/
CGN - Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands http://www.cgn.wageningen-ur.nl/pgr

CPI - Chile Pepper Institute (New Mexican State University) https://cpi.nmsu.edu/

GRIN - Germplasm Resources Information Network https://www.ars-grin.gov/

NUMEX - Chile Pepper Institute (New Mexican State University) http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/ 


PI - USDA Plant Introduction number https://www.ars.usda.gov/midwest-area/ames/plant-introduction-research/