Global portal includes phenotypic data with traditional passport data

Working SessionWorking SessionTDWG 2009TDWG 2009

12 Nov12 Nov

Michael Mackay

ContentMethods for assessing accessions against

traitsNeed for flexibility managing methodsCore metadata to support methods?

Environmentally sensitive traits require information about the experiment/locationHow to support multiple location data?Core metadata to support environmentally

sensitive data?

Methods - 1

• One trait can be assessed using different methods

• For example, ‘drought tolerance’ can be assessed by:– Avoidance / phenology– Deep roots / morphology– Na exclusion / chemical– Etc.

Passport

Methods – 2

Methods - 3

Methods - 2

Trait Category

Trait

Trait Method

Trait Method 1Trait Method 2

Trait Method 3

LocationMetadata

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Multi Method example

Two methods to “measure” RWA But what about:• Biotypes• Races• etc?

Method metadata

• Current portal handles scores, units and ranges;

• Need to add functionality for biological variety: biotypes of insects, races of pathogens etc.

• Citation for a method?

Other method metadata?Other method metadata?

• ?

Location/experiment metadata - 1Location/experiment metadata - 1Current status in global portal

Comment on categories of traits?

Location/experiment metadata - 2Location/experiment metadata - 2• Experiment identification/name/title.• Purpose of experiment.• Location description/geo-reference/altitude.• Start and end dates.• Field/lab/greenhouse options?• Description of treatments, plot size etc?• Citation – if available?• Institution and individual responsible?• Contact details?

Location/experiment metadata - 3Location/experiment metadata - 3

The intention is to include summary data only, but what additional info is needed: Maximum, minimum, standard deviation???

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Some functionality considerations

• Start with crop, then ‘drill’ the query down.

‘‘Drilling down’Drilling down’Step 1: Start with Barley accessions with geo-references

Step 2: Add NSGC and Origin of France to the query.

Replacecurrentquery

Add tocurrentquery

Some functionality considerations

• Start with crop, then ‘drill’ the query down.

Additional location metadata - 4

Discussion points - 1

Discussion points - 2

Discussion points - 3

Discussion points - 4