Observation table
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Id_obs obs_date obs_label obs_value
A 01/01/2015 var 1 1.5 A 01/01/2015 var 2 150 A 02/01/2015 var 1 2.0 A 02/01/2015 var 3 58 A 02/01/2015 var n F1 B 01/01/2015 var 1 1.8 B 01/01/2015 var 2 147 B 02/01/2015 var 1 1.9 B 02/01/2015 var n F2 A 01/01/2015 new var 1.3 A 02/01/2015 new var 1.9 B 01/01/2015 new var 1.2 B 02/01/2015 new var 1.7
Extract of a standard database schema
DAPHNE database structure
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Lauriane ROUAN
1UMR AGAP, CIRAD, Av. Agropolis, 34398 Montpellier, France,
1*,David POT
1, Medhi Boulnemour
1,2, Sandrine AUZOUX
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*Corresponding author : lauriane.rouan@cirad.fr
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Grassini, P., LG.J. van Bussel, J. Van Wart et al. (2015). Field Crops Research, 177(1): 49-63.
Analysis of CSM input files and field experiment datasets
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Studies of genotype x environment x management (GXEXM) interactions commonly use Crop Simulation Models (CSM). Each model requires reliable minimum datasets (MD) for its successful implementation [1][3]. These MD are collected separately and can be multi-scale, multi-species, multi-disciplinary (agronomy, entomology, phytopathology, weed science, etc.). Data manipulation is tedious and difficult to automate for modelling. All these problems can be solved using database technology [2].
DAPHNE is a performant optimized database that improves analysis and facilitates access to data for CSM. Genericness of database schema can allow intercomparison of CSM (AgMIP) that require the same datasets with no common data structure. DAPHNE has a wide application in pest management, plant disease and ecophysiological experiments on sugarcane, cotton and sorghum in Africa and Central America.
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The advantages of this methodology:
The database schema doesn't require to be modified.
Number of tables, columns and empty cells is minimized. Improve database query performance for data mining.
In standard databases, adding a new variable involves either
adding a new column or
creating a new table.
New observation table
Conclusion
Analysis of a standard agronomic database
Metadata and methodology
The relational data model includes:
The environmental conditions of the experiment, The cropping practices,
The agronomic measurements.
id_obs date var 1 var 2 var 3 … var n new var
A 01/01/2015 1.5 150 … 1.3
A 02/01/2015 2.0 58 … F1 1.9
B 01/01/2015 1.8 147 … 1.2
B 02/01/2015 1.9 … F2 1.7
Id_label label unit type level
var 1 var 1 description var 1 unit pest plot var 2 var 2 description var 2 unit crop stalk var 3 var 3 description var 3 unit crop leaf
⁞ ⁞ ⁞ ⁞ ⁞
var n var n description var n unit var n type var n level
new var new var description (new) var unit (new) var type (new) var level 1 Metadata table
In DAPHNE, adding a new variable only involves
storing the new variable label in the metadata
table and adding new records in the observation
table without modifying database structure.
DAPHNE: A GENERIC DATABASE TO INTEGRATE
MULTISCALE AGRONOMIC AND PHENOTYPIC INFORMATION
FOR CROP MODELLING
Extract of DAPHNE database schema
Daphne_plot Daphne_itk Daphne_plot_crop Daphne_observation Daphne_label Daphne_obsoil