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Plant phenotyping: increasing throughput and precision at multiple scales.

Malcolm J Hawkesford¹, Argelia Lorence²

¹Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, UK.

Functional Plant Biology : FPB

|June 3, 2020

Summary

This special issue explores automated plant phenotyping, detailing advanced non-invasive techniques for high-throughput measurements. These methods capture detailed plant form and function, driving innovation in plant biology research.

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Area of Science:

Plant Science
Agricultural Technology
Bioinformatics

Background:

Plant phenotyping is crucial for understanding plant form and function.
Technological advancements enable detailed, automated recording of plant characteristics.
High-throughput data capture is increasingly important in plant biology.

Purpose of the Study:

To present the current state of the art in plant phenotyping.
To describe applications of automated, non-invasive plant characteristic recording.
To highlight technological advances and contributions to basic plant biology.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a range of mostly non-invasive techniques for data acquisition.
Employing high-throughput measurements and data-rich analyses, often image-based.
Integrating diverse datasets and validating proxy measurements.

Main Results:

Detailed descriptions of plant form and function derived from high-throughput data.
Applications spanning tissue-scale analysis to aerial field surveying.
Inclusion of model species (e.g., Arabidopsis) and commercial crops (e.g., sugar beet, cereals).

Conclusions:

Plant phenotyping is a rapidly advancing, multidisciplinary field.
Common analytical requirements exist across diverse phenotyping platforms.
Technological progress in phenotyping significantly contributes to basic plant biology.