1. CottonGen BIMS for Effective and Efficient Management of Breeding Data
Jing Yu, Taein Lee, Sook Jung, Todd Campbell, Ksenija Gasic, Jodi Humann,
Heidi Hough, Don Jones, Richard Percy and Dorrie Main
2018 International Cotton Genomics Initiative Conference May 28 – June 1, Edinburgh, Scotland

2. Outline
Introduction to BIMS- the Breeding Information Management Systems in CottonGen
How to access BIMS
Major components of BIMS
Example of using BIMS
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3. BIMS Vision
BIMS – a secure, comprehensive, online accessible breeding data management and analysis system developed by our lab
Once complete it will allows breeders to:
Store, manage, archive, analyze their private breeding data
Integrate private data with publicly available data
Integrate data collection using the Field Book App for collecting phenotypic data
Utilize pedigree, phenotype and genotype data in making breeding decisions
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4. Access BIMS – Public or Private

5. BIMS Web Interface & Components

6. Access BIMS (public)

7. Access BIMS (private)

8. BIMS: Browsing/Managing Location

9. BIMS: Browsing/Managing Trait

10. BIMS: Search

11. BIMS: Search

12. BIMS: Search

13. BIMS: Search

14. Ways to import your data to BIMS
Using Field Book App Management
Import data directly from your FieldBook App. Easy and convenient, requires use of this App
Using Data Import
Do not have to have FieldBook App but need to fill data into BIMS template before upload
Both can be found from BIMS component panel.

16. Acknowledged with thanks
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Yu et al., 2014