inventory quantities. Depending on the type of database, additional information often includes ancestry (parentage), phenotype, genotype, image, or other related characteristic data. This review provides some examples of the use of standardized methodologies
traits measured in blueberry and provides a shared vocabulary and phenotyping methodology for each trait that is also computer readable. We describe the CO that we developed for blueberry. Our Blueberry Crop Ontology (BCO) reflects a consensus
2008 with a focus on potato and tomato. Standardized phenotyping originated with the mouse community ( Abbott, 1999 ) to allow researchers to effectively compare mouse strains used as models for human diseases. Standardized phenotyping is now being
this study, we examined the growth rates and leaf phenotypes of 57 plant species with several different provenances grown hydroponically for more than 10 weeks. We hypothesized the following: 1) length of survival under waterlogging stress should be a
treatment and storage regime on the final phenotype. Standardizing methodology for reporting postharvest traits would provide consistent data and information among breeding, research, and germplasm curation programs. Postharvest traits, many of which
phenotypes. Phenotyping for virulence is determined by evaluating the resistance or susceptibility of differential pepper lines against different isolates of this oomycete ( Barchenger et al., 2018b ). Fungicides, solarization, and crop rotation practices
cultivars and varieties to P . capsici has been difficult due to the presence of diverse virulence phenotypes of this pathogen ( Barchenger et al., 2018b ; Jiang et al., 2015 ; Oelke et al., 2003 ; Sy et al., 2008 ). Virulence phenotype
et al., 2011 ). Despite the importance of cluster compactness, phenotyping compactness in a quantitative way remains difficult. The most commonly used assessment method is a visual rating described by the Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du
Key examples of germplasm use to resolve industry varietal problems will be reviewed. The pros and cons of preserving phenotypes and genotypes will be presented with a view to the future from a private breeder viewpoint.
other devices. Establishing marker-locus-trait associations for texture traits depends on having an extensive, reliable phenotype database for traits of interest in breeding germplasm. Without high-quality phenotypic data, association statistics that