The
BreedBase workshop at
PAG 30 will be held at:
Venue: Palm 7
Time: Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023, 10:30 am - 12:40 pm
Breedbase/Cassavabase Webinar
A Cassavabase Webinar will be given on Wednesday, March 23, at 8am EST, 12:00 GMT, 13:00 WAT/CET and 15:00 EAT.
Zoom Link. Topics will also be relevant to Sweetpotatobase users!
Manage product profiles on the site! Each breeding program can define product profiles on the respective
breeding program manage page. [Nov 1, 2020]
A tool for calculating mixed models is now
available. [Nov 1, 2020]
R Statistical Programming Trainings in November
Interested in learning more about statistical analysis in R? Registration is now open for a series of free trainings that will be held in November in multiple locations, including at IITA and NRCRI in Nigeria, LZARDI in Tanzania, and NaCRRI in Uganda. More details and registration information can be found
here. [Sept 6, 2018]
Importing data into R for analysis
It is now possible to directly import data from Sweetpotatobase into R using the R/brapi package developed by CIP. Get started with the package
tutorial, or by working through this
example code. [May 31, 2018]
Sweetpotatobase GDPR compliance update
Sweetpotatobase was updated to comply with the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please let us know about any issues or concerns. [May 24, 2018]
Sweetpotato Base Training Kigali
Use the materials in this
Google Drive Folder as part of the training. [May 14, 2017]
Sweetpotato Trait Ontology Updated
The Sweetpotato Trait Ontology has been updated to the latest version, expanding the number of traits that can used for phenotyping and data analysis to more than 200. Use the
Ontology Browser to explore the expanded list of traits. [Sept 23, 2016]
Sweetpotato breeders Dr. Jan Low, Dr. Maria Andrade and Dr. Robert Mwanga alongside Dr Howarth Bouis (HarvestPlus)
have won this year's World Food Prize. Congratulations! More information:
Article on the prize. [June 29, 2016]
Phenotype Demo
A powerpoint covering how phenotyping and round-tripping of data is done in SweetPotatoBase. [March 15, 2016]
Access the powerpoint here
The
Search "Wizard" has been improved with faster speeds and new features, such as combining lists using intersection or union operators, starting with lists of accessions, and more. [February 21, 2016]
Faster upload speeds
Data uploads for trial information have been redesigned, making the process more intuitive, faster, and with better data quality checks. [February 21, 2016]
New trial feature available: physical layout viewer
The trial detail page now displays a "Physical Trial Layout" feature where you can upload and view detailed physical trial coordinates.
[October 3rd, 2015]