Abstract
Simple and rapid systems of handling and management for relevant informations on tropical crops, microbes and soils were developed.
The system combines four sophisticated programs which run on IBM PC-XT, or AT in one package, and do such four different types of work as: 1) Data entry and data edit, 2) Drawing graphs, 3) Statistical analysis, 4) Database management. Data entered in Symphony's spreadsheet are transferred to dBASE III, for further editing and modification of the data and/or changing the data file structure and then, to Statgraphics and BMDP for graph drawing and statistical analysis, respectively. The data can be moved back and forth freely between the four programs.
This system proves to be superior to other integrated programs presently available in its simplicity, rapidity, flexibility, expansivity and excellent statistical analysis, and meets most of agricultural scientist's needs.
