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Integration of cultivar selection in a decision‐support system for plant protection 1
Author(s) -
MURALI N. S.,
SECHER B. J. M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1996.tb01508.x
Subject(s) - cultivar , decision support system , selection (genetic algorithm) , database , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , biology , horticulture , data mining , artificial intelligence
The Danish decision‐support system for plant protection, PC‐Plant Protection, has been in commercial use since 1993 and has proved reliable in reducing use of plant protection products without affecting net returns. One of the factors in the fungicide dosage estimate is cultivar susceptibility to diseases. However, the disease susceptibility data is not made visible to the user. In order to make the data available to the user together with other important cultivar characteristics, a relational database has been designed and incorporated into the decision‐support system. The user can view cultivar characteristics both during the selection of a cultivar at farm planning and during the use of the decision‐support system to control diseases in the season. Both qualitative and quantitative data can be stored and the data can be grouped and prioritized for display. The database is intended to be used as a foundation in the development of a decision‐support system for the selection of a cultivar on any given farm.