NPDN 2007 Meeting - Expansion of data collection capabilities for the National NPDN database

NPDN National Meeting 2007

Poster Abstract

Expansion of data collection capabilities for the National NPDN database

Authors: Carla S. Thomas (1), TOM CRESSWELL (2), Eileen Luke (3), Forrest W. Nutter (4), Will Lanier (5), Robert Durgy (6), Jan Bryne (7), Tim Tidwell (8), Martin A. Draper(9)

Affiliations: Carla S. Thomas (1), TOM CRESSWELL (2), Eileen Luke (3), Forrest W. Nutter (4), Will Lanier (5), Robert Durgy (6), Jan Bryne (7), Tim Tidwell (8), Martin A. Draper(9)

Since the initiation of the collection of national data, National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) laboratories have provided a limited amount of data describing each sample. The sample is recognized by the source lab, sample number, diagnosis category, state/county, diagnosis (genus) code, and the date the sample was received in the lab. Some additional optional data can be recorded, but currently that additional data is not uploaded to the national database by most lab data management platforms. In order to better achieve the mission of mapping the normal occurrence of plant diseases and other pests of importance and to rapidly recognize abnormal patterns of pest outbreak, a plan is being developed to expand the number of optional data fields and enhance the data upload capabilities from the triage labs to the national system. The conceptual framework for that expansion will be presented. Additional data fields will provide more detailed description of the problem and will offer greater versatility for mapping and tracking plant parasitic nematodes and invasive or regulated weeds.

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