Plant phenotype plays an important role in genetics, botany, and agronomy, while the
currently popular methods for phenotypic trait measurement have some limitations in …

Plant phenotyping has been recognized as a bottleneck for improving the efficiency of
breeding programs, understanding plant-environment interactions, and managing …

Free-hand sketches are highly illustrative, and have been widely used by humans to depict
objects or stories from ancient times to the present. The recent prevalence of touchscreen …

Background In recent years quantitative analysis of root growth has become increasingly
important as a way to explore the influence of abiotic stress such as high temperature and …

The phenotypic analysis of root system growth is important to inform efforts to enhance plant
resource acquisition from soils; however, root phenotyping remains challenging because of …

Plant roots are difficult to monitor and study since they are hidden belowground.
Minirhizotrons offer an in-situ monitoring solution but their widespread adoption is still …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) image analysis represents the state-of-the art for
phenotyping in the fields of biology and plant science including studies of root system …

Root imaging of a growing plant in a non-invasive, affordable, and effective way remains
challenging. One approach is to image roots by growing them in a rhizobox, a soil-filled …

Machine vision has been used to grade the potted anthurium plant in large-scale production
recently. Images are taken to measure the number and size of anthurium spathes. However …

Semantic segmentation networks are prone to oversegmentation in areas where objects are
tightly clustered. In minirhizotron images with densely packed plant root systems this can …