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Plant Ontology Updates

Laurel Cooper edited this page Aug 15, 2023 · 14 revisions

Updates to PO in Planteome V5 July 2023 Release:

New terms added:

  • endodermis cell (PO:0025624): A ground tissue cell (PO:0025030) that is part of a portion of endodermis (PO:0000252).
  • Moved new term endodermis cell to be is_a ground tissue cell, part of the endodermis and develops from root cortex-endodermis initial cell.
  • cortex-endodermis initial cell (PO:0025625): An initial cell (PO:0004011) that produces cortex (PO:0005708) and endodermis (PO:0000252).
  • Fixed a few root initial cells, removed part_of quiescent center
  • Made BFO compliant to test with browser
  • Changed the obo namespace from 'plant anatomy' to 'anatomical entity' which is a BFO term
  • Replaced Caro:0000000 'anatomical entity' with BFO:0000040 'material entity'
  • Fixed issues from OBO Dashboard- and added missing property values
    • Added 'OBSOLETE' to label and def'n of deprecated terms
    • Fixed duplicate synonyms
  • Fixed dbxrefs to old SF trackers #433 phloem terms
  • Fixed typos in xrefs to old SF trackers, updated to new GH trackers
  • Fixed definition dbxref, added curator names, fixed broken xrefs, fixed ones with commas
  • Converted Agricola xrefs to DOIs

Other Edits:

  • Added narrow synonym 'peg' to gynaphore PO:0006330

-Updated the the dbx ref from GO Cell to CL Cell on plant cell

June 2023

  • Updated the terms + def'ns for the plant ovule integument PO:0020021

  • Added "plant" to the name of 'epidermis' terms to prevent confusion with animal epidermis, etc. Updated definitions

  • plant epidermis

  • plant epidermal cell

  • plant epidermal initial cell

  • Updated the definitions of plant epidermis child terms leaf lamina epidermis leaf lamina abaxial epidermis leaf lamina adaxial epidermis leaf adaxial epidermis leaf abaxial epidermis plant epidermis petiole epidermis stomatal initial cell plant epidermal initial cell hypocotyl epidermis plant ovary outer epidermis plant ovary inner epidermis shoot system epidermis root epidermis integument epidermis seed coat epidermis petal abaxial epidermis petal adaxial epidermis sepal adaxial epidermis sepal abaxial epidermis cotyledon epidermis cotyledon abaxial epidermis cotyledon adaxial epidermis filament epidermis plant ovary epidermis nucellar epidermis petiole adaxial epidermis petiole abaxial epidermis anther wall exothecium aerial tuber epidermis subterranean tuber epidermis cigar leaf lamina abaxial epidermis peduncle epidermis bract abaxial epidermis bract adaxial epidermis tepal abaxial epidermis tepal adaxial epidermis leaf sheath epidermis leaf sheath abaxial epidermis leaf sheath adaxial epidermis microsporangium exothecium megasporangium exothecium sepal epidermis giant cell epidermal rhizoid initial cell paraphyllium exothecium