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A computer programme has been written in FORTRAN IV to assist users of a collection of Phaseolus breeding material. It produces desk manuals which list the collection in numeric or alphabetical order, with appended information on the ancestors of each entry. Alternatively the information can be printed as family trees. A sorting facility is provided, to scan information held about each entry for specific descriptor words.
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Andrews, D.J., Hardwick, R.C. & Hardaker, J.M. A computer-based retrieval system for plant breeding material. Euphytica 27, 849–853 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00023724
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