Table 3 Metadata provided for each trait concept, including a description of each metadata field and the published annotation property onto which this information is mapped.
APD Field | Description | Type | Annotation property* | Example for fruit length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Identifiers and Labels | ||||
Label | A concise English label for the trait | Text string | SKOS:label | Fruit length |
AusTraits database label | A label for the trait where words are connected by underscores | Text string | SKOS:altLabel | fruit_length |
Trait ID | A numeric identifier | Text string | dcterms:identifier | trait_0012512 |
Descriptions | ||||
Description | A pair of descriptions, ranging from 1–3 sentences that clearly indicates the trait’s scope. One description is written in plain English and for the second, technical terms are linked to published ontologies whenever possible. | Text string | dcterms:description | Linear dimension from the base to the apex of a fresh fruit, even if this is not the longest dimension.; A fruit morphology trait [TO:0002629] which is the length [PATO:0000122] of a fresh [EnvThes:21976] fruit [PO:0009001] from the fruit proximal end [PO:0008002] (base) to the fruit distal end [PO:0008001] (apex). |
Comments | Additional notes about the scope of the trait or acceptable methods. | Text string | RDFS:comment | (none) |
Metadata required for processing | ||||
Type | Type of trait, specifying if traits are categorical, numeric, or ordinal | Entity IRI** | ETS:valueType | continuous variable |
Units | The preferred units for the trait, conforming to the Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM). There are often two entries for units, one that is a string and the second which links to a units of measurement axiom. | Entity IRI and/or Text string | ETS:expectedUnit | mm |
Allowed values min & Allowed values max | A lower and upper boundary for accepted numerical values | Number | ETS:minAllowedValue & ETS:maxAllowedValue | 0.01 - 2000 |
Allowed values levels | Allowable terms (trait values) for categorical traits | Text string | ETS:factorLevels*** | |
Metadata to increase trait concept findability | ||||
Measured structure | Indication of what organ(s), tissue(s), or other plant structure is being measured for a given trait | Entity IRI | iadopt:hasContextObject | Fruit; reproductive shoot system |
Measured characteristic | Keywords pertaining to what categorical or numeric property is measured, such as whether the measurement is a length, volume, duration of time, or shape | Entity IRI | oboe-core:MeasuredCharacteristic | Length; size |
Keyword | Additional descriptors beyond the trait category, tissue entity and measured characteristic which facilitate information retrieval | Entity IRI and/or text string | SIO:000147 (keyword) | reproduction |
Metadata to increase trait concept documentation | ||||
References | Key sources for trait concept, scope and definition | Entity IRI | dcterms:references | Pérez-Harguindeguy 2013; Kew Seed Information Database 2022 |
Scope of trait concept | The scope of the trait, specifying taxonomic or morphological groupings to which the trait concept applies | Text string | SKOS:scopeNote | |
Date created | The date when the trait metadata was first created | Date | dcterms:created (date created) | 14/07/2021 |
Date modified | The date when the trait metadata was last revised | Date | dcterms:modified (date modified) | 02/05/2024 |
Date reviewed | The date when the trait definition and scope of the trait were reviewed. | Date | dcterms:reviewed (date reviewed) | 30/11/2021 |
Previous trait labels | Trait labels previously used for this trait concept | Text string | SKOS:changeNote | |
Reviewer | People who have reviewed the trait concept, identified by ORCID number | Entity IRI | datacite/4.4:isReviewedBy | Elizabeth Wenk, Hervé Sauquet, Russell Barrett, Carl Gosper, Lydia Guja, Gregory J. Jordan, Mark Ooi, Karen D. Sommerville, Lily Dun |
Metadata to increase trait concept interoperability | ||||
Exact match | Identical trait concepts in other formally published ontologies | Entity IRI | SKOS:exactMatch | obo:TO_0002626 |
Close match | Similar trait concepts in other formally published ontologies | Entity IRI | SKOS:closeMatch | |
Related match | Related trait concepts in other formally published ontologies | Entity IRI | SKOS:relatedMatch | |
Example | Identical, similar or related trait concepts in trait databases or informally published ontologies | Text string | SKOS:example | Fruit length [TOP92] (https://top-thesaurus.org/index) |
Fruit length [TRY:918] (https://www.try-db.org/de/de.php) | ||||
fruit_length [GIFT:3.13] (https://gift.uni-goettingen.de) | ||||
maximum fruit length; minimum fruit length [BIEN] (https://bien.nceas.ucsb.edu/bien/biendata) | ||||
