We are excited to announce that the ChromoDB.net project will be officially presented at the upcoming II Congreso de Botánica (SEBOT2025). The congress will be held in Seville from September 22-25, 2025, and our team will be there to introduce this new resource to the botanical community.
The presentation, titled “Proyecto ChromoDB.net: depuración, estandarización y trazabilidad de datos citogenéticos. El caso de la revista Lagascalia como estudio piloto“, will be featured in a poster session. This will be a fantastic opportunity for researchers to learn about our goal: to provide a centralized, accessible, and meticulously curated resource for plant chromosome data.
ChromoDB was born out of the need to address the scattering of cytogenetic information across numerous publications, which often leads to incomplete or inconsistent citations in widely used global databases. Building on 25 years of experience with the CromoCat database, our project aims to create a reliable and traceable database for evolutionary, biogeographical, and conservation studies.
Key features of ChromoDB include:
- Data Quality and Standardization: We implement a rigorous workflow that includes taxonomic normalization against trusted sources like Plants of the World Online (POWO), expert validation of records, and the assignment of a confidence level to each data point.
- Traceability: Every record is linked back to its original publication via a DOI or URL, ensuring full traceability.
- Open and Interoperable: Following FAIR principles, versioned datasets are published on Zenodo with a unique DOI, and the database is accessible through the ChromoDB.net portal.
To demonstrate the project’s viability, we conducted a pilot study on the journal Lagascalia. The complete review of the series up to 2024 yielded 2,450 records corresponding to 1,120 taxa, successfully validating our curated model.
Furthermore, we are pleased to announce that the beta version of the ChromoDB database is now active. You can explore the more than 41,000 records already available for public viewing by visiting our official website at chromodb.net.
We invite all attendees of SEBOT2025 to visit our poster (P-153) to discuss the project, explore its features, and learn how it can benefit your research.
For those who wish to see it in advance, the poster is available for viewing and download.
We look forward to seeing you in Seville!