diff --git a/docs/data_model.md b/docs/data_model.md index 1843b1e51e65706dae492fc4c9f5812f90778b33..9004f4fcd0190e53b369c67b24194d56642d5e4c 100644 --- a/docs/data_model.md +++ b/docs/data_model.md @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ #Data model + ## Organisms (crops, pests, diseases and weeds) Crops, pests, diseases and weeds are all organisms subject to [classification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)#Modern_system_of_classification). In VIPS, they are all placed in the organisms table. Following the rules of the classification system, the table is a tree structure. So each node (bar the root/top nodes) have a parent organism - which may be a family, genus etc.