GDM Product Families Overview

Below is a brief description of our products.

ARM

ARM (formerly called Agriculture Research Manager) software manages agriculture research trials throughout the entire research season. It is designed to manage and summarize on a single-trial basis. The ARM is most beneficial for field and greenhouse researchers. Ongoing ARM enhancements have made the software a useful tool for a broad range of agricultural disciplines.

ARM Summary Across Trials

The ARM Summary Across Trials (ARM ST) is an add-in option for the ARM program.  It is used to summarize ARM trials across locations and years.  Product managers can use ARM ST to average results for a group of trials based on a common protocol.  ARM ST aids in planning research trials by scanning for trials using a specific treatment or group of treatments and then listing all assessments for those treatments.

Data Collection

Enhanced GDMdef Rating Shell is the data collection interface GDM is offering with Workabout Pro packages, supported through ARM Push and Pull.  Released in 2007.

ARM Trial Database

A relational Access database for storing and retrieving trials based on standard “GDMDef” ARM study definitions.  ARM directly exports and imports trials in the database, and Microsoft Office™ products can be used to build customized reports for trials extracted from the database.

ARM DatCol

As of April 28, 2008 the hardware has been discontinued. The ARM DatCol is computer software for using a small, handheld computer as an electronic notebook to collect field data and upload into the ARM.

Upcoming Product:

ARM Germplasm Manager

ARM Germplasm Manager (AGM) can store and organize thousands of cultivar names, population designations, variety selections, and crosses.  Sort and select lines from phenotypic information such as qualitative traits, markers, patents, and breeding cycles.  AGM integrates with ARM for conducting trials.