User interface

Main interface

When you launch the software, Wikwio-Idao opens a new window

This window includes :

1. A tool bar
2. A graphical vew, which corresponds to the graphical interface of identification
3. A status bar is displayed showing the number of species in the database

The database of " Wikwio-Idao " includes 345 species at the start of the identification process. This number is displayed in the bottom right corner of the window. To identify one of these species, the user must inform the software with botanical characters present in the sample and which seem most relevant to distinguish this species from other.

Examine the sample to find botanical character. To access the different modalities of character, move the mouse over the sketch or the buttons on the right until you reach the part of the pattern corresponding to the selected character. When moving the mouse over a hotspot, an information box specifies the character concerned.

Note that only the colored parts of the sketch are interactive. Shaded areas remain inactive

The identification process

Although it is possible to start with any character on this sketch, there is a particularly appropriate method for selecting the most relevant characters.

Consider the characters in the following order:

1. The habit
2. The type of leaf to quickly distinguish grasses to broadleaf species
3. The type of inflorescence, flower or fruit if they are present
4. The presence of latex in the stem

Choose a small number of characters for which your information is accurate rather than a large number of imprecise characters. Remember that the quality of the identification depends on the quality of your sample observation.

Example

First select plant habit by clicking the frame located on the stem or on the button at the top right of the toolbar. A new window opens showing the various habit types.

Select the habit for your plant by clicking on the corresponding drawing.

You return to the portrait robot window with:

1. The type of habit selected is displayed on the sketch
2. The number of species with this mode of character (port type) is displayed in the bottom right of the window.

During the identification process it is important to consider the values that appear in this frame. They indicate:

1. The number of species with the character or combination of characters filled
2. The percentage of maximum similarity between species and the sketch done. When this percentage is less than 100%, it means that the combination of characters do not exactly match with a species of database.

It is possible at any time, to access the list of results by clicking on the "Results", regardless of the number of species mentioned and the percentage of similarity. However, it is preferable to continue the identification process as the number of species mentioned remains above 10.

Continued identification

You can continue the identification by completing on the character leaf type. Click on a leaf of the portrait robot. A new window opens, showing the main types of leaves. Select the correct modality.

The sketch is updated and now showing the habit type and the leaf type of the plant being identified.

Now click on the inflorescence character. A new window will open showing the different types of inflorescences. Select the one that matches your sample.

The sketch is updated and the species counter equal to the combination of filled characters and their maximum percentage of similarity.

Throughout the process of identification and construction of sketch, watch the number of selected species and their percentage of similarity.

When this counter indicates one species at 100%, the identification system came to an end. Click on "Results" in the toolbar. You get the list of species sorted by percentage of similarity with the combination of characters filled.

It is not necessary to achieve one species to 100% to see the results. When there are few species (< 10) it can be faster and more efficient to compare species data sheets from the list of results.

The button « Research »

If you can not identify your plant sample or if you do not know what character to choose, you can ask the software to choose the most relevant character. To do this click on the "Search" button in the toolbar.

Depending on the species group already selected by the first character filled, the software will offer you the most relevant character. A new window opens, offering different modalities of character.

If you can answer, select the mode corresponding to the sample.

If you can not answer (indecision, the sample character missing) click the "Next" button and the software will offer you another character to learn.

Important

1. ? To change the state of a character previously entered, click on the character, select and validate the new modality. The sketch will be updated without changing other characters filled. Calculations on species will also be updated.
2. You can also delete a character already filled. Click on the character, click on the selected modality with a blue check, the blue check mark disappears. The new sketch is displayed without the character.
3. This tool allows the identification of plants from characters that you choose or the software chooses. It is not necessary to fill all available characters. The combination of some relevant characters is generally sufficient to quickly identify a plant.
4. Some characters are specific to some species and provide a quick access to a small selection of species (eg yellow latex).
5. Some characters are not directly accessible from the initial sketch. They depend on a character to be informed beforehand. This is particularly the case of character "type of hair from the upper face" that is only accessible when the character "hair of the upper face of blade" is filled.
6. At any stage of the identification process it is possible to obtain the status of results by clicking on the "Results".

Acces to identification results

The window of results

To view the results of the identification, click on the "Results" in the toolbar. A new window opens.

Select species that you want to see the description

The data sheet of the species includes the following information

1. The standard EPPO code (European Plant Protection Organization) of the plant
2. The correct scientific name of the species, as well as its family
3. Scientific synonymes
4. Common names in several languages
5. The general description, is a simple summary highlighting the main characters of this species.
6. The botanical description describes the plant and all its organs, precisely from seedling to adult plant
7. A paragraph “Note” is sometimes mentioning of possible confusion with other closely related species (described or not described in AdventOI) and with which there could be confusion.
8. The biology of the species.
9. The ecology of the species
10. The origin of the species and world distribution
11. The general weediness of the species
12. The weediness of the species in the countries of the project
13. Control methods at a general point of view, with hyperlinks to documents of management recommendations available on the collaborative platform of the project.
14. Control methods implemented in the countries of the project
15. The uses of the species.
16. Sources of informations
17. Web links
18. A distribution map of the photos locations
19. A set of photos of the species at different stages of growth, as well as various details. Each of these pictures can be enlarged, just click on it. Each photo is accompanied by a legend and a copyright.

Direct access to the species list

The main menu provides direct access to the list of species (regardless of the identification system) according to different modes of classification. Click on "List of Species".

You get two lists:

1. One sorted by families alphabetical ordered and then by scientific names within the families
2. The second one is sorted alphabetically by scientific names of the species

Limits of this kind of tool

This tool uses characters of identification corresponding to different elements of the plants, vegetative or sexual. These characters are easily accessible from samples of most weeds found in rice crops in the area of the project. They are known to be relatively stable, but may be a polymorphism based on the environment or the stage of development of the individual concerned. That is why any identification made using this method must be considered with caution. It is therefore recommended to confirm this identification by comparing the sample with a reference herbarium specimen.