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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2012, Vol. 11 Issue (5): 700-709    DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(00)8591
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Construction of the Ontology-Based Agricultural Knowledge Management System
 ZHENG Ye-lu, QIAN Ping, LI Ze
Institute of Science and Technology Information, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, P.R.China
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摘要  Ontology is the formal representation of concepts and their mutual relations. It has wide application potential in the classification of agricultural information, the construction of information and knowledge database, the research and development of intelligent search engine, as well as the realization of cooperative information service, etc. In this research, an ontology-based agricultural knowledge management system framework is proposed, which includes modules of ontology-based knowledge acquisition, knowledge representation, knowledge organization, and knowledge mining, etc. The key technologies, building tools and applications of the framework are explored. Future researches on the theoretical refinement and intelligent simulation knowledge service are also envisioned.

Abstract  Ontology is the formal representation of concepts and their mutual relations. It has wide application potential in the classification of agricultural information, the construction of information and knowledge database, the research and development of intelligent search engine, as well as the realization of cooperative information service, etc. In this research, an ontology-based agricultural knowledge management system framework is proposed, which includes modules of ontology-based knowledge acquisition, knowledge representation, knowledge organization, and knowledge mining, etc. The key technologies, building tools and applications of the framework are explored. Future researches on the theoretical refinement and intelligent simulation knowledge service are also envisioned.
Keywords:  agriculture      ontology      knowledge management      system      construction  
Received: 28 June 2011   Accepted:
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (2006AA10Z239) and the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China (2006BAD10A0501).

Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence ZHENG Ye-lu, Tel: +86-20-38319983, E-mail: zhengyelu@caitian.cn; HE Qi-yun, Mobile: 13822122169, E-mail: hqykk@126.com   
About author:  Correspondence ZHENG Ye-lu, Tel: +86-20-38319983, E-mail: zhengyelu@caitian.cn; HE Qi-yun, Mobile: 13822122169, E-mail: hqykk@126.com

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ZHENG Ye-lu, QIAN Ping, LI Ze. 2012. Construction of the Ontology-Based Agricultural Knowledge Management System. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 11(5): 700-709.

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