A general model for “germplasm -omics” data sharing and mining: a case study of soyFGB v2.0

Soybean(Glycine max(L.)Merr.)is a crop that originated in China.Soybean is one of the most important sources of edible veg-etable protein and oil,and it has become a model legume species in genomic research.Worldwide gene banks,such as the National Crop Genebank of China(NCGC)and the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service(USDA-ARS)Soybean Germplasm Collection,contain more than 170,000 soybean acces-sions that encompass genetic diversity in both the cultivated soy-bean(G.max)and its progenitor,G.soja.However,sharing of large germplasm-omics data sets remains a bottleneck.