Plant Ontology Tutorials

Introduction to ontologies

Provides a brief introduction to the concept of ontologies and the goals of the Plant Ontology Consortium. View Quicktime movie or download Powerpoint slides.

Development of ontologies

Describes the organization of the plant ontologies; how terms are selected and related to each other. View Quicktime movie or download Powerpoint slides

Annotations

Describes how the ontologies are used to annotate phenotypes and patterns of gene expression. View Quicktime movie or download Powerpoint slides.

Plant ontology browser and POC web site

Provides a quick tour of the PO website and how to use the PO browser to browse the ontologies. View Quicktime movie or download Powerpoint slides.
For more in-depth help in using the ontology browser see the PO Browser User Guide.