As part of the 2018 Database Issue, Horler et al. (on pp. e5) report on the SeedStor germplasm management system (https://www.seedstor.ac.uk) created by the Germplasm Resources Unit (GRU), Norwich. This system is used to manage the collections of the GRU providing a public interface for researchers and the general public to request accessions, and a separate Control Panel to handle these seed requests, the annual regeneration of material in glasshouse and field, as well as the auditing/reporting needs of the GRU.