Advances in computer identification of nematodes
Code (CO)MSI99P1457
Author (AU)Boag, B.
Topham, P. B.
Smith, P.
Fong San Pin, F. H. F. G.
Title - English (ET)Advances in computer identification of nematodes
Document Type(DT)Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)1987
Series (SE)Nematologica
Source (SO)34(2), 164-172
Language of text (LT)En
Language of summaries (LS)En
Abstract (AB)The use of computers to assist in the identification of plant-parasitic nematodes is a relatively recent innovation in nematode taxonomy and their further development requires different programs to be adequately assessed. Three procedures, matching, modified Gower's coefficient and a statistical technique, were compared using a small desk top micro-computer. The results from all three procedures were statistically highly correlated in their ranking of species. The time taken by the matching procedure was less than a third of that using the statistical procedure. Where a large mainframe computer is available the statistical procedure may be the best technique but for a small micro-computer it is suggested that either the matching or the modified Gower's coefficient would suffice.
Descriptors - English (DE)COMPUTER SOFTWARE
NEMATODA
SUGARCANE
PESTS
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)Computer software
Date record entered (DA)1993-01-12
Language of analysis (LA)En
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