Re: Pedigree Analysis -- was Database for Tracking Irises

HI,

Someone who knows more about pedigrees in flowers than I do could respond to
this.  How important is the pedigree say 5 generations back.  Is it
critical?

Char, New Berlin, WI
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From: <ArilbredBreeder@cs.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [iris] Pedigree Analysis -- was Database for Tracking Irises


> In a message dated 7/26/2004 5:53:53 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> jijones@usjoneses.com writes:
> > Actually, it has been my intent all along to use the pedigree
> > information in the online checklists to feed a pedigree database and
> > search engine that could list parentage out some (selectable) number of
> > generations.
> >
> > It would take some specialized programming and would be an intimidating
> > task.
>
> Ancestry, Descendant, and Relationship Analysis isn't terribly daunting -- 
> but  automating the collection of pedigree information from the electronic
> database would certainly be more that I'd want to tackle.
>
>
> > Additionally there are some significant problems that would probably
> > require manual data entry to overcome: incorrect notations in
> > pedigrees, non-uniform formatting of entries, and worst of all - lack
> > of information in the '49 and '39 checklist entries.
> >
> > Maybe it would just be better to manually enter all the data, I don't
> > know as I have not taken a serious look at it yet.. Heck, I am just now
> > startiin to farm out the '59 CL and the 2000-2002 R&Is for data entry
> > checking and tabulation.
>
> Manual entry worked well for me, back in the '80s & early '90s, but that
> doesn't mean it's the best method today.  It depends on the specific
talents of
> our volunteers.
>
> Sharon McAllister
>
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