A data management system for plant breeding network of All India Coordinated Research Project on Soybean

摘要

The data management system developed at National Research Centre for Soybean (NRCS) for All India Coordinated Research Project on Soybean (AICRPS) experimentation provides routine processing of data and production of summary table reports in easy, efficient and user-friendly manner. It has a special feature of on-line data-entry allowing users the flexibility to enter/edit the data from any place provided they have internet connectivity. The main system is developed using Visual Basic (6.0) and the on-line data-entry system using web technologies viz. HyperText Mark up Language (HTML) and ASP (Active Server Pages). The database at back end is designed using SQL Server 2000 relational database. The reports are generated in the form of EXCEL worksheets. The system is described and the extent to which it has met its objectives is discussed, with emphasis on the requirements of t he end-user.