Searching the Database (Overview)

In general, searches are of four types; search by...

• specific accession - by its name or accession identifier (Example: PI 123456)
• lists of accessions
• taxa
• traits ("Descriptors" (alternatively, "characteristics," "observations," "evaluations")

Generally, in searches, when unsure of the exact spelling, use wildcards.

 

There are three levels of sorting of the output of the GRIN-Global public website:

• 1. Highest weighted field hits first (genus hits before others)

• 2. PI’s before Non-PIs*

• 3. Most recent received accessions listed first

* - PI is the primary prefix used by the NPGS. Other organizations using GRIN-Global may replace the PI with their primary prefix. GG administrators can find out more details in the user Search Guide on the GG documentation website.

 

Wildcards: Searching with wildcard characters

If you embed your searches within %age signs or (*) asterisks (wild cards) you will be setting up a "wider net." Besides the (% or *) wildcards which represent any number of characters, you can use the (underscore character), which represents any single character. More details