Plant phenotyping is the primary task of any plant breeding program, and accurate
measurement of plant traits is essential to select genotypes with better quality, high yield …

Some plant pigments are strong antioxidants and benefit human health. Given their low cost
and popularity, biofortified lettuce cultivars can promote consumption of these compounds …

Urbanization has provided greater demand for food, and the search for strategies capable of
reducing waste is essential to ensure food security. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) culture has a …

Optimizing photosynthesis is vital in maintaining quality farm produce in the agricultural food
production sector. The nonlinear behavior of the interaction of crop pre-harvest growth …

Potatoes are one of the main vegetables consumed worldwide. However, dependence on
mineral fertilizers compromises producers' profitability. New alternatives are required to …

When obtaining new cultivars or monitoring the nutritional composition of lettuce, new
techniques are necessary given the high cost and time required to conduct laboratory …

Background Classification and phenotype identification of lettuce leaves urgently require
fine quantification of their multi-semantic traits. Different components of lettuce leaves …

Image phenotyping presents great potential for field experiment evaluations in tomato crop.
Validating this method for tomato plants is important to reduce costs and time. Thus, the …

The search for new technologies capable of providing benefits to healthy eating is a global
goal. The consumption of foods rich in carotenoids can prevent serious health problems …

Selection indexes can be applied to simultaneous analysis of traits, increasing the efficiency
of breeding in choosing the genotypes that meet the needs of both the market and the …