Field Book: An open-source Android app for collecting phenotypic data

Trevor RifeNRSP 10 Breeders Needs Assessment Focus Group

Workshop, NAPB July 30, 2015

1970 2013

Field Book

Java

Low-cost hardware

Tablet-optimized

Designed for plant

scientists

Free

Open source

Digital and dynamic data

collection

Import Format

plot_id range plot seed_id seed_name pedigree

13RPN00001 1 1 12GHT00001B Kharkof Kharkof

13RPN00002 1 2 12GHT00002B Roughrider Roughrider

13RPN00003 1 3 12GHT00003B Nuplains Nuplains

13RPN00004 1 4 12GHT00004B Nekota Nekota

13RPN00005 1 5 11ASH90002B G980172W SW/IKE

13RPN00006 1 6 11ASH90002B G980723 94CGT-96HV (BULK SELECTION)

13RPN00007 1 7 11ASH90002B G980926 W 95CGT-96WD (BULK SELECTION)

13RPN00008 1 8 11ASH90002B NW97S412-1 KS87809-10/ARAPAHOE

Import Format

plot_id range plot seed_id seed_name pedigree

13RPN00001 1 1 12GHT00001B Kharkof Kharkof

13RPN00002 1 2 12GHT00002B Roughrider Roughrider

13RPN00003 1 3 12GHT00003B Nuplains Nuplains

13RPN00004 1 4 12GHT00004B Nekota Nekota

13RPN00005 1 5 11ASH90002B G980172W SW/IKE

13RPN00006 1 6 11ASH90002B G980723 94CGT-96HV (BULK SELECTION)

13RPN00007 1 7 11ASH90002B G980926 W 95CGT-96WD (BULK SELECTION)

13RPN00008 1 8 11ASH90002B NW97S412-1 KS87809-10/ARAPAHOE

Advanced Settings

• Tutorial• DataGrid• Next entry without data• Sound when primary order changes• Go to unique id via barcode• Disable left/right entry arrow if no data• Cycling traits advances to next entry

Export FormatsDatabase

Tableplot_id seed_id seed_name height disease lodging

13RPN0000112GHT00001

BKharkof 14 Blue 42

13RPN0000212GHT00002

BRoughrider 23 Yellow 51

13RPN0000312GHT00003

BNuplains 63 Purple 75

13RPN0000412GHT00004

BNekota 14 Orange 57

13RPN0000511ASH90002

BG980172W 15 Black 27

plot_id seed_id seed_name trait value person timestamp

13RPN00001 11ASH90002B NW97S412-1 height 75 trevor_rife2014.01.09 13:52:32

13RPN00002 11ASH90002B Kharkof height 45 trevor_rife2014.01.09 13:52:33

13RPN00003 12GHT00002B Roughrider disease Yellow trevor_rife2014.01.09 13:52:39

13RPN00004 12GHT00003B Nuplains disease Purple trevor_rife2014.01.09 13:52:39

13RPN00001 11ASH90002B G980172W lodging 27 trevor_rife2014.01.09 13:52:59

Updates in Progress

• Updated interface with phone support• Field management• Updated map• Repeated measurements• External database integration (IBP,

T3, CassavaBase)• Ontology integration• Trait plugin framework

www.wheatgenetics.org/field-book

github.com/trife/field-book

“field book”

Field Book Stats

350+ users570+ devices

50+ countries

Acknowledgements

• McKnight Foundation• Rebecca Nelson• Jesse Poland and lab• Translators: Irazema

Fuentes-Bueno, Sandra Dunckel, Shuangye Wu, Narinder Singh, Daljit Singh, Erena Edae, Tatiana Danilova, Rodrigo Pedrozo, Cristiano Lemes da Silva, Sophie Bouchet, Hiroyoshi Iwata, Goro Ishikawa, Khaled El-Shamaa