1. Molecular Breeding Platform Relationship with ICIS Graham McLaren ICIS Developers’ Workshop March 2nd 2010, Perth, Australia

2. Vision A one-stop-shop where breeders can access: high-throughput services, high-throughput services, tools for breeding logistics, tools for breeding logistics, an intuitive analysis pipeline, an intuitive analysis pipeline, decision support tools and decision support tools and support to use these facilities support to use these facilities in order to deploy molecular breeding technology for sustainability and development.

3. The MBP Partnership USERS TOOLS AND SERVICESPARTNERS Genetic Resource Support Service Breeding Logistics & Data Management Marker & Trait Services Analysis Pipeline Decision Support Tools Training & Capacity Development Accumulated Crop Information for Predictive Breeding CGIAR Pre-Breeding & Breeding Projects CGIAR Breeding Networks NARES Breeding Projects Small & Medium Sized Enterprises CGIAR Lead Crop Centers: · Set breeding standards and procedures · Help train external users · Curate and Host Public Crop Information · Promote use and access to the Platform Molecular Breeding Communities of Practice Use Case Projects: · Specify requirements · Test tools and services · Ensure Relevance · Promote use of and access to the Platform

4. Use Cases Beans, CIAT,M Blair (Tropical Legumes I project, BMGF) (Tropical Legumes I project, BMGF) Chickpeas, ICRISAT, Pooran Gaur (Tropical Legumes I & II projects, BMGF) (Tropical Legumes I & II projects, BMGF) Cowpeas, UC-R, Jeff Ehlers (Tropical Legumes I project, BMGF) (Tropical Legumes I project, BMGF) Maize (DT Maize), CIMMYT, Gary Atlin (Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa, BMGF) (Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa, BMGF) Maize, CIMMYT, Vivek Bindiganavile (Drought Tolerant Maize for Asia, GCP) (Drought Tolerant Maize for Asia, GCP) Rice, IRRI, David MACKILL (STRASA Project, BMGF) (STRASA Project, BMGF) Rice, CAAS-IRRI, Zhikang Li (Green Super Rice, BMGF) (Green Super Rice, BMGF) Sorghum, CIRAD, Jean-Francois Rami (GCP project) (GCP project) Wheat, PBI, University of Sidney Richard Trethowan (ACIAR project) (ACIAR project) Wheat, USDA/CIMMYT, Hans Braun (Rust, BMGF) (Rust, BMGF) Rice, AfricaRice,Marie Noële N'djiondjop (GCP Challenge Initiative) (GCP Challenge Initiative) Wheat, IARI, ICAR, New Delhi, Vinod Prabhu (GCP Challenge Initiative) (GCP Challenge Initiative) Wheat, Institute of Crop Science, (CAAS), Ruilian Jing, (GCP Challenge Initiative) (GCP Challenge Initiative) Cassava, NRCRI Umudike, Nigeria, Emmanuel Okogbenin, (GCP Challenge Initiative) (GCP Challenge Initiative)

5. Crop Lead Centers Cassava CIAT/IITA Cassava CIAT/IITA Bean CIAT Bean CIAT Maize CIMMYT Maize CIMMYT Wheat CIMMYT Wheat CIMMYT Sweet Potato CIP Sweet Potato CIP Potato CIP Potato CIP Barley ICARDA Barley ICARDA Lentil ICARDA Lentil ICARDA Faba Bean ICARDA Faba Bean ICARDA Chickpea ICRISAT Chickpea ICRISAT Groundnut ICRISAT Groundnut ICRISAT Pigeon pea ICRISAT Pigeon pea ICRISAT Pearl millet ICRISAT Pearl millet ICRISAT Sorghum ICRISAT Sorghum ICRISAT Cowpea IITA Cowpea IITA Soybean IITA Soybean IITA Yam IITA Yam IITA Rice IRRI Rice IRRI

6. User Committee - Composition The User Committee will initially consist of a representative of crop for which there are Use Cases: Gary Atlin (Chair) Maize Gary Atlin (Chair) Maize Matthew Blair Beans Matthew Blair Beans Pooran Gaur Chickpea Pooran Gaur Chickpea Jeff Ehlers Cowpea Jeff Ehlers Cowpea David Mackill Rice David Mackill Rice J-F Rami Sorghum J-F Rami Sorghum Richard Trethowan Wheat Richard Trethowan Wheat Emmanuel Okogbenin Casava Emmanuel Okogbenin Casava Xavier Delannay MBP Rep Xavier Delannay MBP Rep

7. The MBP and ICIS The MBP would like to: be a partner in the ICIS community, be a partner in the ICIS community, deploy ICIS for a wide range of breeding objectives (start with use cases), deploy ICIS for a wide range of breeding objectives (start with use cases), catalise a wide support network (CLCs) catalise a wide support network (CLCs) support maintenance od existing tools support maintenance od existing tools support development of new tools support development of new tools

9. ICIS Investments 1: Support for existing tools MBP Objective 2.1: Sample tracking, pedigree management and germplasm lists. AAFC+CRIL Sample tracking, pedigree management and germplasm lists. AAFC+CRIL Phenotyping data management. CRIL Phenotyping data management. CRIL Genotyping data management. ICRISAT Genotyping data management. ICRISAT

10. ICIS Investments 2: Support for new tools MBP Objective 2.3. Informatics network infrastructure. CRIL+ICRISAT Informatics network infrastructure. CRIL+ICRISAT Development of decision support tools. CRIL+ICRISAT Development of decision support tools. CRIL+ICRISAT Development of a Configurable Workflow System. CRIL+ICRISAT+AAFC Development of a Configurable Workflow System. CRIL+ICRISAT+AAFC

11. MBP Operating Procedure Deploy bullet-proof releases Requires enhanced testing Requires enhanced testing Professional release management Professional release management Rapid response to bug reports Rapid response to bug reports Prioritization of feature requests Prioritization of feature requests Support to users MBP Informatics coordinator MBP Informatics coordinator Network of Crop Lead Centers Network of Crop Lead Centers

12. Deployment of ICIS by the MBP I would like to go cloud-based! I would like to go cloud-based! Server-based for those with connectivity Server-based for those with connectivity Install ICIS and the Analytical Pipeline on a central server Install ICIS and the Analytical Pipeline on a central server User access via VPN/Citrix User access via VPN/Citrix Support for multi-crop web access Support for multi-crop web access Local Installation for non-connected Local Installation for non-connected Identical installation on local LAN or user PCs Identical installation on local LAN or user PCs Periodic sync via CDs to the server Periodic sync via CDs to the server Requires bullet-proof installers Requires bullet-proof installers Automated uploaders Automated uploaders