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  • Plant biology
  • Genetics
  • Bioinformatics

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  • Plant tissue organization and function are dictated by cellular arrangement.
  • Current methods for large-scale imaging and anatomical trait quantification have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the AnatomyArray system, an integrated platform for plant anatomical phenotyping.
  • To develop AnatomyNet, a deep learning tool for automated analysis of plant tissue anatomy.
  • To investigate the genetic basis of root anatomy in wheat using the developed system.

Main Methods:

  • Developed AnatomyArray for high-throughput paraffin sectioning and multichannel slide imaging of plant tissues.
  • Created AnatomyNet, a deep learning tool for analyzing cell arrangement and morphology patterns.
  • Conducted anatomics-based genome-wide association studies in a wheat population.
  • Analyzed the function of candidate genes, including TaSPL14, in regulating root anatomy.

Main Results:

  • The AnatomyArray system provides accurate, automated quantification of anatomical traits at tissue and cellular levels.
  • AnatomyNet outperforms existing tools in plant image analysis.
  • Identified TaSPL14 as a gene associated with stele and pericycle size in wheat roots.
  • Demonstrated TaSPL14's critical role in root growth and tissue size regulation via phytohormone pathways.

Conclusions:

  • The AnatomyArray platform facilitates high-throughput characterization of cellular-level features in plants.
  • This system provides novel insights into the genetic mechanisms controlling plant anatomical structure.
  • TaSPL14 is a key regulator of root development and tissue patterning in wheat.