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more general categories information about this item 10. Agriculture 10. Agriculture Agriculture (25) Commodity and Crop Phenotypes (1) description: Ontomatica's Commodity and Crop Phenotypes Data Application integrates relevant ontology rules (items, properties, relationships and constraints) with relevant data sets. The Commodity and Crop Phenotypes Data Application is used to specify environmental factors that affect a crop's characteristics. Background: Terroir is the set of all environmental factors that affect a crop's phenotype, unique environment contexts and farming practices, when the crop is grown in a specific habitat. Collectively, these contextual characteristics are said to have a character; terroir also refers to this character. Some artisanal crops for which terroir is studied include wine, coffee, tobacco, chocolate, chili peppers, hops, agave (for making tequila and mezcal), tomatoes, heritage wheat, maple syrup, tea, and cannabis. Terroir is the basis of the French wine appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) system, which is a model for wine appellation and regulation in France and around the world. The AOC system presumes that the land from which the grapes are grown imparts a unique quality that is specific to that growing site (the plants' habitat). The extent of terroir's significance is debated in the wine industry.
