title: Poisonous plant information system (PPIS).
abstract: There is a need for efficient storage and retrieval of information about poisonous plants. The purpose of this article is to describe the Poisonous Plant Information System (PPIS) and to discuss basic issues in building and maintaining databases within the larger context of combined veterinary databases. This paper defines the database of PPIS and discusses its contents. Access methods are explained and sample search techniques are given.
authors.affiliation: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC 20204.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wagstaff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raisbeck
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Wagstaff
mesh_terms: D007256:Information Systems; D010947:Plants, Toxic