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ChronoRoot 2.0: an open AI-powered platform for 2D temporal plant phenotyping.

Nicolás Gaggion^1,2,3,4,5, Noelia A Boccardo^1,2, Rodrigo Bonazzola⁶

¹Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Intendente Guiraldes 2160 , C1428 Capital Federal, Argentina.

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Summary

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ChronoRoot 2.0 advances plant phenotyping with multi-organ tracking and intuitive interfaces. This open-source system enhances root system architecture analysis for improved agricultural sustainability and plant adaptability research.

Keywords:

Arabidopsis thaliana deep learning segmentation high-throughput screening open-source software plant phenotyping root system architecture temporal analysis tomato

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Area of Science:

Plant biology
Computational biology
Agricultural science

Background:

Plant developmental plasticity is crucial for adaptability and agricultural sustainability.
Current automated phenotyping tools have limitations in segmentation, structural analysis, and accessibility, often neglecting multi-organ analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To enhance automated plant phenotyping capabilities for improved accessibility and analytical depth.
To develop a system capable of simultaneous analysis of multiple plant organs.

Main Methods:

Utilized nnUNet architecture for accurate multi-class segmentation of six plant structures (main root, lateral roots, seed, hypocotyl, leaves, petiole).
Developed dual graphical interfaces: Standard Interface for detailed analysis and Screening Interface for high-throughput analysis.
Integrated Functional Principal Component Analysis for novel phenotypic parameter discovery through temporal pattern comparison.

Main Results:

ChronoRoot 2.0 achieved significant accuracy improvements in segmenting and tracking multiple plant structures.
Demonstrated multi-species analysis with Arabidopsis thaliana and Solanum lycopersicum.
Successfully characterized circadian growth patterns, analyzed gravitropic responses in transgenic plants, and performed high-throughput etiolation screening.

Conclusions:

ChronoRoot 2.0 offers improved accessibility and expanded analytical capabilities over its predecessor.
The open-source platform democratizes sophisticated temporal plant phenotyping for researchers lacking computational expertise.