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vr.tr.broccoli · thing-q47722

Let an agent describe broccoli as a crop and food, its cultivation, cultivars and nutrition, with sources.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Plant Which broccoli.

Taxon

Species and group.

Taxon

Name.

  1. Which name and group are accepted? provenance
  2. By which source? provenance

Cultivar

Variety.

Cultivar

Name and type.

  1. Which cultivar is it? provenance
  2. Heading or sprouting? boundary
Cultivation Growing.

Conditions

Climate and soil.

Conditions

Requirements.

  1. Which climate and soil does it need? provenance
  2. When is it planted? provenance

Pests and diseases

Threats.

Pest or disease

Name and control.

  1. Which pests and diseases affect it? provenance
  2. Which controls apply? provenance
Food Nutrition and use.

Nutrition

Composition.

Nutrition data

Values and source.

  1. What is its nutrient content? measurement
  2. From which database? provenance

Preparation

Cooking.

Preparation

Methods.

  1. How is it prepared? definition
  2. How does cooking affect nutrients? provenance
Trade Standards and production.

Standards

Quality classes.

Standard

Standard and class.

  1. Which marketing standard applies? provenance
  2. Which class? provenance

Production

Statistics.

Production

Volume and source.

  1. How much is produced, where? measurement
  2. From which statistics? provenance

Classifiers Filled

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Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
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Plane
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Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
Sparacello

What it is Filled

A Brassica oleracea crop of the Italica Group grown for its immature flowering shoots and fleshy stalks: large central heads in heading types and smaller shoots in sprouting types, with green or purple buds; eaten raw or cooked.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe broccoli as a crop and food, its cultivation, cultivars and nutrition, with sources.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Same species as cabbage, cauliflower and kale (Brassica oleracea).
  • Eaten as immature flower heads; heads open into yellow flowers if left.
  • Broccolini and broccoli rabe are different vegetables.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • make medical claims about foods

May

  • describe the crop and nutrition

Moral aspects Filled

  • sustainable agriculture

Who is affected

  • growers
  • consumers

Owners Filled

Steward

nobody; a cultivated plant

Master systems

  • food composition databases

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11992872 - registry parent class
  • Q138848994 - registry parent class

related

  • Brassica oleracea - species
  • broccoli rabe - different plant
  • Romanesco - cauliflower type, also sold as Romanesco broccoli
  • vegetable - food

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.broccoli
  • Wikidata: Q47722 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47722)
  • NCBI Taxonomy: 36774 Brassica oleracea var. italica

Direct properties required Filled

  • central head diameter of heading cultivars: about 10-20 cm - sprouting shoots are much smaller

Recognition required Filled

  • Clusters of immature flower buds on branching stalks
  • Dense heads or smaller shoots of green or purple flower buds on thick stalks.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • describe the plant and cultivars
  • describe cultivation, pests and diseases
  • give nutrition data from databases
  • tell broccoli from related vegetables

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Clubroot and other brassica diseases
  • Pesticide residues

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • UNECE standard FFV-48 for headed broccoli
  • Pesticide residue limits, such as EU Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

Context of use required Filled

  • A vegetable crop.
  • calabrese (heading) broccoli
  • sprouting broccoli (green or purple)
  • regional varieties such as sparacello

Sources Filled

  1. Q47722 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Broccoli - general description of the subject
  3. Brassica oleracea var. italica - Taxonomy Browser - Taxonomy ID 36774, botanical name, broccoli common name and placement within Brassica oleracea.
  4. Broccoli - Heading and sprouting types, color variation, related vegetables, cultivation and crop disorders.
  5. Cavolo broccolo o sparacello palermitano - Sparacello as broccoli with numerous lateral shoots and a reduced central inflorescence.
  6. UNECE Standard FFV-48: Broccoli, 2023 - Standard identifier, issuing body and commercial quality requirements.
  7. Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 - EU framework for maximum pesticide residue levels in food and feed.
  8. Cauliflower - Romanesco as a cauliflower type and distinction from broccoli.

Open questions

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Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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