Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Viticulture, like other fields of agriculture, is currently facing important challenges that will be addressed only through sustained, dedicated and coordinated research. Although the methods used in biology have evolved tremendously in recent years and now involve the routine production of large data sets of varied nature, in many domains of study, including grapevine research, there is a need to improve the findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability (FAIR-ness) of these data. Considering the heterogeneous nature of the data produced, the transnational nature of the scientific community and the experience gained elsewhere, we have formed an open working group, in the framework of the International Grapevine Genome Program (www.vitaceae.org), to construct a coordinated federation of information systems holding grapevine data distributed around the world, providing an integrated set of interfaces supporting advanced data modeling, rich semantic integration and the next generation of data mining tools. To achieve this goal, it will be critical to develop, implement and adopt appropriate standards for data annotation and formatting. The development of this system, the GrapeIS, linking genotypes to phenotypes, and scientific research to agronomical and oeneological data, should provide new insights into grape biology, and allow the development of new varieties to meet the challenges of biotic and abiotic stress, environmental change, and consumer demand.
Publication Title
Horticulture Research
Volume
3
Issue
Article number: 16056
DOI of Published Version
10.1038/hortres.2016.56
Publisher
Nature
Rights
Copyright © 2019 the Author(s)
Recommended Citation
Adam-Blondon, A., Alaux, M., Pommier, C. et al. Towards an open grapevine information system. Hortic Res 3, 16056 (2016) doi:10.1038/hortres.2016.56
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