News and updates
ICPD 2.1 Enhancements Successfully Integrated
Nov. 21, 2025
https://ibdc.dbtindia.gov.in/icpd/
All planned improvements under ICPD version 2.1 have now been fully integrated into the live ICPD platform. This update brings several key enhancements aimed at improving usability, security, and project tracking. The major upgrades include: Improved and updated Policy Page Complete integration of the data submission and curation workflow CAPTCHA implementation for secure form submissions Addition of the Safflower Mission Project (KUSUM) track Updated and refined menu bar Correction and validation of internal links across the platform With these upgrades now live, ICPD offers a more streamlined, secure, and user-friendly experience for all users.
Safflower Mission Project WebPage "KUSUM" is Now Live at ICPD!
Nov. 17, 2025
https://ibdc.dbtindia.gov.in/icpd/Safflower/home.html
ICPD has developed a dedicated project-tracking webpage, “KUSUM,” for the DBT Mission Mode Project “Exploiting Genetic Diversity for Improvement of Safflower through Genomics-Assisted Discovery of QTLs/Genes Associated with Agronomic Traits” (DBT Grant No.: BT/Ag/Network/Safflower/2019-20).
Event Update: ICPD at the AgBioData Webinar Series (https://www.agbiodata.org/webinars)
Sept. 4, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hO-nMUKPhs&feature=youtu.be
We are pleased to share that the International Crop Plant Database (ICPD) was presented at the AgBioData Monthly Webinar Series .
Chickpea Mission Project Page is Now Live at ICPD!
July 15, 2025
https://ibdc.dbtindia.gov.in/icpd/Chickpea/home.html
ChANA is a multi-institutional National Mission Program titled “Characterization of Chickpea Germplasm Resource to Accelerate Genomics-assisted Crop Improvement”, funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. This ambitious initiative brings together 15 participating institutions from ICAR, State Agricultural Universities, and international organizations, with BRIC-NIPGR serving as the coordinating partner. The project aims to comprehensively phenotype and genotype a Pan Genebank Core of 5084 germplasm accessions (from ICRISAT and NBPGR) and 6004 trait-specific genotypes, including pre-breeding lines, genetic stocks, wild Cicer species, and released varieties.
ICPD Now Officially Listed as AgBioData Member Database
June 15, 2025
https://www.agbiodata.org/databases
We are proud to announce that the Indian Crop Phenome Database (ICPD) is now officially listed as a member database on AgBioData—a global consortium of agricultural genomics and phenomics resources. This marks an important milestone in our mission to promote FAIR data sharing and collaborative research in crop science.
Highlights from the 18th International Biocuration Conference | ICPD Team | 14-5-2025
May 14, 2025
https://ibdc.dbtindia.gov.in/icpd/newsupdate/
The 18th International Biocuration Conference, held April 5–9 in Kansas City, Missouri, was co-organized with the ISB and hosted at the Stowers Institute. With 135 participants, the event focused on innovations in biocuration, data infrastructure, and the growing impact of AI. Dr. Sonia Balyan (Indian Biological Data Centre) delivered a compelling talk titled “Towards FAIR Phenome: Indian Crop Phenome Database at IBDC”, introducing ICPD as India’s national initiative to make crop phenotypic data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). She highlighted the team’s work on standardizing metadata, integrating global ontologies, assigning persistent IBDC accessions, and promoting open access to phenome datasets. The presentation elevated international awareness of IBDC’s expanding repository ecosystem and showcased India’s leadership—under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT)—in building self-reliant, FAIR-aligned data infrastructure.
Indian Crop Phenome Database version 2 is live (Jan 28, 2025)
Jan. 28, 2025
https://ibdc.dbtindia.gov.in/icpd/
The Indian Crop Phenome Database has been upgraded to version 2. This new version brings enhanced functionality, user-friendly features, and expanded datasets to better support the agricultural research community. Key highlights include: 1. Interactive Data Statistics section on the home page; 2. Improved Browse data page and 3. Functionality to upload plant passport data and supporting data.
Indian Crop Phenome Database (ICPD) version 1.0 released
Nov. 17, 2022
https://ibdc.dbtindia.gov.in/icpd/
Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) launched its another data submission portal dedicated for the digitization, management, and sharing the multi-crop phenome data, Indian Crop Phenome Data (ICPD).
Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) featured in Deccan Herald
Nov. 3, 2022
India rolls out first biology data repository
