use of TO

[Pankaj Jaiswal]

Dear Jean,

Thank you for your interest in trait ontology (TO). Please see my 
answers next to your queries.

Pankaj

Jean-Paul Bouchet wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I am responsible for the realization of a database on plant viruses 
> resistances and on research teams who study these topics (European 
> project ResistVir). ResistVir-Db project is now at a very early stage 
> and realization has not yet started. A public web interface should be 
> available in a few months.
> I am convinced that for such projects use of ontologies is of great 
> interest. So I would like to know what could be done with TO.
> 
> Here are my questions about use of TO :
> - Which is the organization responsible for Trait Ontology ?

Gramene database

> - Am I allowed to load TO terms and definitions in the future 
> ResistVir-Db ?

Yes.

> - Would it be possible to cite Trait Ontology only in main pages or is 
This is fine with us.

> it necessary to include references on every dynamic page where some TO 
> terms are used ?
We do not expect you to provide reference on every page where it is 
used. However, if you are having a ontology browser or some other way to 
display the term detail pages, that include definitions, synonyms etc. 
then a link to the same term in Gramene is very much appreciated.


> - Am I allowed to include in our future web pages direct links towards 
> TO pages (eg: 
> http://www.gramene.org/db/ontology/search_term?id=id=TO:0000148) ?

Yes you are allowed. As I said in my answer above, we greatly appreciate 
  the cross reference link.

> - Do you intend to limit TO to current taxa or to extent gradually to 
> other plant species ?

We are very much interested in extending it for use in other taxa as 
well. Therefore if you are interested we can work on the details.

> - Is the controlled vocabulary online submission form the best way of 
> suggesting new terms ?
> 
If the number of terms are few then it is the best way. Alternatively, 
you can send an e-mail to gramene at gramene.org and a copy to my address 
pj37 at cornell.edu, with all your requests.


> I have sent a similar e-mail to po at plantontology.org. May be the final 
> recipients are the same ? In that case sorry for this redundancy.
> Thanks in advance for your answer.
> 

You are right. It will eventually come to us.



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