1. Horticultural Crops Group Plant Production and Protection Division Plant Production and Protection DivisionGCP/INT/697/BEL Hortivar is a database on performances of horticulture cultivars in relation to environmental conditions and crop cultivation practices and it is free of charge.

2. HORTIVAR relates to 6 groups of crops: Vegetables Fruits Roots and tubers Mushrooms Herbs and condiments Ornamentals

3. Origin and justification FAO and horticulture research and development centres have piled up a considerable amount of technical information with uneasy access, share and management.

4. HORTIVAR HORTIVAR – a tool for knowledge management A standard methodology for data collection and record keeping (individual and institutional memory) A powerful search engine for easy retrieval and comparison of information A standard template for educational purposes Gateway to horticulture knowledge

5. Why to use HORTIVAR ? Answer questions relating to horticultural cultivars Monitoring of production data season by season for comparison A source for data analysis and extrapolation A lively interface between scientists, growers and institutions A source of useful and selective links to sites and other horticulture related database

6. Who is using Hortivar? Growers & consumers Horticulture, nutrition scientists and institutions Extension officers, consultants Seed/plant material producers, traders and marketing business men Teachers and students

7. http://www.fao.org/hortivar Search for information Enter new data Advanced search Update existing data Version 3.6 - January 2007 available in: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish Database statistics Hortivar maps Download documentation Hortivar partnership News and resources Photo gallery IPP Card System Good morning Hortivar Data entries: 13800 Species with data entry: 484 Cultivars with data entry: 7410 Countries with data entry: 67 Visits to the site: 436000 Hortivar partners: 1109 Hortivar Host Institutions: 39 Good Morning Hortivar messages: 195 Read more... - A message board to share information on horticulture and its benefits for food, income and health. New messages are published daily.

8. HORTIVAR SEARCH

9. HORTIVAR ADVANCED SEARCH Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum M. Egypt Walk-in tunnel

10. HORTIVAR SEARCH RESULTS

11. VIEWING DATA – GENERAL INFORMATION PAGE

12. VIEWING DATA – CULTIVAR

17. http://www.fao.org/hortivar Search for information Advanced search Enter new data Update existing data Version 3.6 - January 2007 available in: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish Database statistics Hortivar maps Download documentation Hortivar partnership News and resources Photo gallery IPP Card System Good morning Hortivar Read more... - A message board to share information on horticulture and its benefits for food, income and health. New messages are published daily. Data entries: 13800 Species with data entry: 484 Cultivars with data entry: 7410 Countries with data entry: 67 Visits to the site: 436000 Hortivar partners: 1109 Hortivar Host Institutions: 39 Good Morning Hortivar messages: 195

18. ENTER NEW DATA

19. htvrlog ******* ENTER NEW DATA

20. UPDATE EXISTING DATA htvrlog *******

21. Info on crop cycle dates Edit the existing data Delete completely Copy the data entry Print a summary of all info in the data entry UPDATE EXISTING DATA

22. http://www.fao.org/hortivar Search for information Enter new data Advanced search Update existing data Version 3.6 - January 2007 available in: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish Database statistics Hortivar maps Download documentation Hortivar partnership News and resources Photo gallery IPP Card System Good morning Hortivar Read more... - A message board to share information on horticulture and its benefits for food, income and health. New messages are published daily. Data entries: 13800 Species with data entry: 484 Cultivars with data entry: 7410 Countries with data entry: 67 Visits to the site: 436000 Hortivar partners: 1109 Hortivar Host Institutions: 39 Good Morning Hortivar messages: 195

23. Database statistics Hortivar maps Download documentation

24. http://www.fao.org/hortivar Search for information Enter new data Advanced search Update existing data Version 3.6 - January 2007 available in: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish Database statistics Hortivar maps Download documentation Hortivar partnership News and resources Photo gallery IPP Card System Good morning Hortivar Read more... - A message board to share information on horticulture and its benefits for food, income and health. New messages are published daily. Data entries: 13800 Species with data entry: 484 Cultivars with data entry: 7410 Countries with data entry: 67 Visits to the site: 436000 Hortivar partners: 1109 Hortivar Host Institutions: 39 Good Morning Hortivar messages: 195

25. Hortivar partnership News and resources Cooperation possibilities at individual and institutional level...please contact us for more information.

26. http://www.fao.org/hortivar Search for information Enter new data Advanced search Update existing data Version 3.6 - January 2007 available in: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish Database statistics Hortivar maps Download documentation Hortivar partnership News and resources Photo gallery IPP Card System Good morning Hortivar Read more... - A message board to share information on horticulture and its benefits for food, income and health. New messages are published daily. Data entries: 13800 Species with data entry: 484 Cultivars with data entry: 7410 Countries with data entry: 67 Visits to the site: 436000 Hortivar partners: 1109 Hortivar Host Institutions: 39 Good Morning Hortivar messages: 195

27. Photo gallery – search and enter cultivar photos

28. http://www.fao.org/hortivar Search for information Enter new data Advanced search Update existing data Version 3.6 - January 2007 available in: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish Database statistics Hortivar maps Download documentation Hortivar partnership News and resources Photo gallery IPP Card System Good morning Hortivar Read more... - A message board to share information on horticulture and its benefits for food, income and health. New messages are published daily. Data entries: 13800 Species with data entry: 484 Cultivars with data entry: 7410 Countries with data entry: 67 Visits to the site: 436000 Hortivar partners: 1109 Hortivar Host Institutions: 39 Good Morning Hortivar messages: 195

29. Contact us - Tell a friend - Links

30. http://www.fao.org/hortivar Search for information Enter new data Advanced search Update existing data Version 3.6 - January 2007 available in: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish Database statistics Hortivar maps Download documentation Hortivar partnership News and resources Photo gallery IPP Card System Good morning Hortivar Read more... - A message board to share information on horticulture and its benefits for food, income and health. New messages are published daily. Data entries: 13800 Species with data entry: 484 Cultivars with data entry: 7410 Countries with data entry: 67 Visits to the site: 436000 Hortivar partners: 1109 Hortivar Host Institutions: 39 Good Morning Hortivar messages: 195

31. GOOD MORNING HORTIVAR

32. GOOD MORNING HORTIVAR – SEARCH FOR PAST MESSAGES

33. http://www.fao.org/hortivar Search for information Enter new data Advanced search Update existing data Version 3.6 - January 2007 available in: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish Database statistics Hortivar maps Download documentation Hortivar partnership News and resources Photo gallery IPP Card System Good morning Hortivar Read more... - A message board to share information on horticulture and its benefits for food, income and health. New messages are published daily. Data entries: 13800 Species with data entry: 484 Cultivars with data entry: 7410 Countries with data entry: 67 Visits to the site: 436000 Hortivar partners: 1109 Hortivar Host Institutions: 39 Good Morning Hortivar messages: 195

34. IPP Card System database http://www.fao.org/hortivar/ippcardsystem

35. Prepared by: Horticultural Crops Group Crop and Grassland Service, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO Project: GCP/INT/697/BEL Contact: FAO of the UN Hortivar, AGPC, C 794 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy E-mail: hortivar@fao.org ; Tel: 003906-57054658; Fax: 003906-57056347 Comments, suggestions, questions? Please contact us at: hortivar@fao.org