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Canadian Plant Disease Survey – A Searchable Index, 1954-2007
A new computer utility for searching the Canadian Plant Disease Survey (CPDS) is now available for download from this site. Currently, it covers the years 1954 to 2007.
The CPDS Index is a keyword index. It lists all pathogens, diseases and disorders reported in each published paper. It is necessary to refer to the original article published in the CPDS to verify the correct host, pathogen and location for each citation of interest. The software makes this an easy task. Once you have performed a search, the software will retrieve an article for you, in PDF format, from the CPS website with the click of a button.
Keywords recorded in the CPDS Index include all pathogen names reported in the CPDS, as well as common disease names, hosts, province or location, authors, article titles, as well as the volume and page numbers. The disease name field also includes physiological and non-pathogenic disorders.
How the Index was compiled
Creation of an index to the CPDS was a goal of the CPS strategic plan presented at the 2000 meeting in Victoria During discussions on how to approach this index, it came to our attention that there was an existing 40-year index created by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , published in 1995 in WordPerfect format on diskette:
A Forty Year Index to Canadian Plant Disease Survey, 1954 to 1994
Compiled By: Research Information Management Service, Information and Planning Services, Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The index was missing some volumes and did not include all pathogens and crops reported in the CPDS. It was transferred into plain text format for proofing and completion by Gayle Jesperson, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, and Robin Morrall, University of Saskatchewan . An extra field was added to separate scientific and common disease names. Volumes for 1995 to 2007 were also indexed, and this process is ongoing.
The software utility was designed and programmed by Dr. Lakhdar Lamari, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg. The software adds greater functionality and ease of use to access and search the index. A separate but related project underway at the same time involved scanning all of the older issues (1996 and earlier) of the CPDS. This was undertaken by PMRA under the direction of Christopher Dufault. Issues from 1927 to 2007 are now available on the CPS website at http://www.cps-scp.ca/cpds.htm. The combination of the searchable index and the scanned journals create a new and powerful tool for extracting historical information on disease occurrence in Canada .
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