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The application of the edge-punched card in taxonomy is briefly summarised. The data of a systematic description of a relatively small cassava collection are used to demonstrate the use of these cards in the detection of duplicates, in more complicated queries and for simple statistical analysis. A comparison is made with the ‘peek-a-boo’ system.
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Engels, J.M.M., Van Beuningen, L.T. & Reinink, K. A manual system for germplasm management. II. Some useful applications of edge-punched cards in handling data of systematic descriptions. Euphytica 30, 635–641 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00038791
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