Table 2.
Widely Used Ontologies in Agricultural Science
| Ontology | Domain and URL |
|---|---|
| Agronomy Ontology8 | Agronomic practices, agronomic techniques, and agronomic variables used in agronomic experiments https://bigdata.cgiar.org/resources/agronomy-ontology/ http://obofoundry.org/ontology/agro |
| Crop Ontology7,13 | Species-specific phenotypic plant traits http://www.cropontology.org/ |
| Environment Ontology26,27 | Environmental features and habitats http://environmentontology.org/ http://obofoundry.org/ontology/envo |
| Evidence & Conclusion Ontology31 | Evidence of scientific events https://github.com/evidenceontology/evidenceontology/ |
| Gene Ontology32,33 | Molecular functions, biological processes, cellular components http://geneontology.org/ http://obofoundry.org/ontology/go |
| NCBI Taxon Ontology28 | Organismal taxonomy of National Center for Biotechnology Information https://github.com/obophenotype/ncbitaxon http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/ncbitaxon.html |
| Plant Ontology13 | Plant anatomy, morphology, and growth and development http://browser.planteome.org/amigo http://obofoundry.org/ontology/po |
| Plant Experimental Conditions Ontology13 | Treatments and growth conditions used in plant science experiments http://browser.planteome.org/amigo http://obofoundry.org/ontology/peco |
| Plant Trait Ontology 13 | Phenotypic traits in plants http://browser.planteome.org/amigo http://obofoundry.org/ontology/to |
| Sequence Ontology29 | Features and attributes of biological sequence http://www.sequenceontology.org/ http://obofoundry.org/ontology/so |
| Units of Measurement Ontology30 | Units of measurement https://github.com/bio-ontology-research-group/unit-ontology http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/uo.html |