Addressing research bottlenecks to crop productivity
Asymmetry of investment in crop research leads to knowledge gaps and lost opportunities to
accelerate genetic gain through identifying new sources and combinations of traits and …
accelerate genetic gain through identifying new sources and combinations of traits and …
Root architecture and hydraulics converge for acclimation to changing water availability
Because of intense transpiration and growth, the needs of plants for water can be immense.
Yet water in the soil is most often heterogeneous if not scarce due to more and more …
Yet water in the soil is most often heterogeneous if not scarce due to more and more …
Resources for image-based high-throughput phenotyping in crops and data sharing challenges
High-throughput phenotyping (HTP) platforms are capable of monitoring the phenotypic
variation of plants through multiple types of sensors, such as red green and blue (RGB) …
variation of plants through multiple types of sensors, such as red green and blue (RGB) …
Identification of beneficial and detrimental bacteria impacting sorghum responses to drought using multi-scale and multi-system microbiome comparisons
Drought is a major abiotic stress limiting agricultural productivity. Previous field-level
experiments have demonstrated that drought decreases microbiome diversity in the root and …
experiments have demonstrated that drought decreases microbiome diversity in the root and …
X-ray microscopy enables multiscale high-resolution 3D imaging of plant cells, tissues, and organs
Capturing complete internal anatomies of plant organs and tissues within their relevant
morphological context remains a key challenge in plant science. While plant growth and …
morphological context remains a key challenge in plant science. While plant growth and …
DIRT/3D: 3D root phenotyping for field-grown maize (Zea mays)
The development of crops with deeper roots holds substantial promise to mitigate the
consequences of climate change. Deeper roots are an essential factor to improve water …
consequences of climate change. Deeper roots are an essential factor to improve water …
Comprehensive 3D phenotyping reveals continuous morphological variation across genetically diverse sorghum inflorescences
Summary● Inflorescence architecture in plants is often complex and challenging to quantify,
particularly for inflorescences of cereal grasses. Methods for capturing inflorescence …
particularly for inflorescences of cereal grasses. Methods for capturing inflorescence …
Multiscale computational models can guide experimentation and targeted measurements for crop improvement
Computational models of plants have identified gaps in our understanding of biological
systems, and have revealed ways to optimize cellular processes or organ‐level architecture …
systems, and have revealed ways to optimize cellular processes or organ‐level architecture …
3D U-Net segmentation improves root system reconstruction from 3D MRI Images in automated and manual virtual reality work flows
T Selzner, J Horn, M Landl, A Pohlmeier… - Plant …, 2023 - spj.science.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to image root systems grown in opaque soil.
However, reconstruction of root system architecture (RSA) from 3-dimensional (3D) MRI …
However, reconstruction of root system architecture (RSA) from 3-dimensional (3D) MRI …
TopoRoot: a method for computing hierarchy and fine-grained traits of maize roots from 3D imaging
Background 3D imaging, such as X-ray CT and MRI, has been widely deployed to study
plant root structures. Many computational tools exist to extract coarse-grained features from …
plant root structures. Many computational tools exist to extract coarse-grained features from …