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This working session at TDWG 2009 discusses the inclusion of phenotypic data in the global portal, along with traditional passport data. Topics covered include methods for assessing accessions against traits, managing methods with flexibility, core metadata to support methods, and core metadata for environmentally sensitive traits. The discussion also touches upon location/experiment metadata and additional functionality considerations for the portal.
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Standards for including PGRFA phenotypic data Global portal includes phenotypic data with traditional passport data Working Session TDWG 2009 12 Nov Michael Mackay
Content • Methods for assessing accessions against traits • Need for flexibility managing methods • Core metadata to support methods? • Environmentally sensitive traits require information about the experiment/location • How 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.
Methods – 2 Passport
Methods - 2 1 1 Trait Category Location Metadata Trait Trait Method 3 Trait Method Trait Method 2 Trait Method 1
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?
Comment on categories of traits? Location/experiment metadata - 1 Current status in global portal
Location/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 - 3 • The intention is to include summary data only, but what additional info is needed: • Maximum, minimum, standard deviation??? • ??
Some functionality considerations • Start with crop, then ‘drill’ the query down.
Replace current query Add to current query ‘Drilling down’ Step 1: Start with Barley accessions with geo-references Step 2: Add NSGC and Origin of France to the query.
Some functionality considerations • Start with crop, then ‘drill’ the query down.