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 Accession passport data basics
 ==============================
+Matija Obreza <matija.obreza@croptrust.org>
 December 2015: Documentation commit {buildNumber}
+:keywords: genebank documentation, accession passport data 
 :revnumber: {projectVersion}
 :doctype: book
 :toc: left
@@ -12,13 +14,13 @@ December 2015: Documentation commit {buildNumber}
 :pygments-linenums-mode: table
 
 
+
 [[intro]]
 Introduction
 ------------
 
 This manual contains basic information on commonly used standards for accession 
-documentation and formats for data exchange. It documents Genesys extensions to 
-the standards.
+documentation and formats for data exchange. 
 
 https://www.genesys-pgr.org[Genesys PGR] (Plant Genetic Resources) is a free online global portal accessible at
 link:$$https://www.genesys-pgr.org$$[www.genesys-pgr.org]
@@ -32,6 +34,15 @@ The manual introduces
 * <<mcpd-genesys,Genesys extensions>> to MCPD
 * <<other-standards,Other standards>> relevant to accession documentation
 
+== Acknowledgements
+
+Special thanks go to Michael Mackay, Angela Marcela Hernandez, Edwin Rojas for their
+input, feedback and support.
+
+You can contact {author} at {email}.
+
+
+
 include::sections/accedoc.adoc[]
 include::sections/wiews.adoc[]
 include::sections/mcpd.adoc[]

src/main/asciidoc/sections/accedoc.adoc

@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ maintained by the genebank.
 *Sequence number* is assigned manually or by a computer system to ensure there are 
 no duplicates. Some institutes prefer to zero-pad the number `00000102`.
 
-The *suffix* allows differentiating samples of the same original material. The
-exact meaning of the suffix is different for every institute.
+The *suffix* allows differentiating samples of the same original material. A suffix 
+might be used after making a selection from the original accession (e.g. a 
+single seed descent) to be maintained as a separate sample. 
+The exact meaning of the suffix is different for every institute.
 
 [cols="1,1,1,2", options="header"] 
 .Example accession numbers
@@ -92,7 +94,9 @@ to obtain material from either collection.
 Accession genus, species, species author, subtaxon and subtaxon authority are usually 
 known, but are subject to change after expert identification or change in taxonomic system.
 
-https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/abouttaxonomy.aspx[GRIN Taxonomy for Plants] and the Mansfeld database can serve for validating accession taxa.
+https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/abouttaxonomy.aspx[GRIN Taxonomy for Plants] and 
+the http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/[Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops] can serve for validating accession taxa.
+
 
 [[accedoc-storage]]
 === Storage and maintenance

src/main/asciidoc/sections/mcpd.adoc

@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ consistent manner.
 		When the institute is not known, the identifier should be preceeded by a colon.
 
 |<<mcpd-wiews,DUPLSITE>>|FAO WIEWS code of the institute(s) where a safety duplicate of the accession is maintained.
+
+	The WIEWS institute code for Svalbard Global Seed Vault is NOR051. 
+
 |DUPLINSTNAME|Name of the institute where a safety duplicate of the accession is maintained.
 |<<mcpd-storage,STORAGE>>|Type of germplasm storage. If germplasm is maintained under different types of storage, 
 	multiple choices are alllowed, separated by a semicolon (e.g. `20;30`).
@@ -123,7 +126,6 @@ Values for `INSTCODE`, `COLLCODE`, `BREDCODE`, `DONORCODE` and `DUPLSITE` must b
 <<wiews-instcode,FAO WIEWS codes>> of institutes.
 
 
-
 [[mcpd-sampstat]]
 ==== Biological status of accession