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Tew, Thomas |
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Submitted to: American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 5/20/2003 Publication Date: 6/20/2003 Citation: Tew, T.L. 2003. Development of a sugarcane pedigree database [abstract]. Journal of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 66(1):26. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: With a sharply increased worldwide level of interest in family history resulting from the explosion of genealogical information available on the Internet, pedigree software has become much more powerful, user friendly, and adaptable over the past few years. Using Personal Ancestral File, a pedigree software package that is free to download, the author developed a sugarcane pedigree database, and from it, two sub-databases, one of worldwide scope and one focused on breeding clones of current interest in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. The sub-databases are available as GEDCOM files (*.ged), and, as such, can be loaded into a multitude of pedigree software packages available in the marketplace. The author will demonstrate 1) how already-existing pedigree data is merged in the process of preparing pedigrees of new varieties, 2) use of the feature, "relationship calculator," that shows the relatedness of two potential parents, and 3) effective application of the following printout charts that can be electronically previewed: pedigree, ancestry, family group, and descendants. Also, the "sources," "notes" and "media" features in the software will be illustrated. These features can be used to provide documentation, background information, and visual images of varieties included in the database. |
