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PlantSpecLab: A comprehensive open-source platform for high-throughput plant spectral data processing and phenotypic

Ruoyu Di¹, Pan Gao¹, Chengkai Li²

¹College of Information Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, China.

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|April 27, 2026

Summary

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PlantSpecLab, a no-code platform, streamlines hyperspectral imaging (HSI) for crop science. It accelerates data processing, enhancing plant phenotyping and crop improvement research.

Keywords:

Fractional-order differencing Hyperspectral imaging Image segmentation Open-source software Plant phenotyping

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Area of Science:

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Plant Biology
Data Science

Background:

High-throughput plant phenotyping using hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is crucial for crop improvement and global food security.
Current HSI data processing faces bottlenecks, with limited options between expensive commercial software and complex open-source libraries.
A need exists for accessible, efficient tools to bridge the gap in HSI data analysis for researchers.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop PlantSpecLab, an open-source, no-code platform unifying the HSI workflow from image processing to modeling.
To introduce novel spectrally guided segmentation and a Fractional-Order Differencing (FOD) preprocessor for enhanced feature extraction.
To reduce the technical barrier for HSI analysis, enabling faster crop improvement.

Main Methods:

Developed PlantSpecLab, an integrated, no-code platform for HSI data analysis.
Implemented spectrally guided segmentation (Range Averaging, Difference Enhancement) and Fractional-Order Differencing (FOD) preprocessing.
Validated the platform on diverse in-house and public datasets for plant phenotyping tasks.

Main Results:

FOD-preprocessed spectra significantly improved model performance compared to conventional methods.
Achieved 82.86% accuracy for tomato maturity classification and an average R² of 0.8638 for fruit firmness.
PlantSpecLab matched commercial software accuracy while reducing workflow time by over 90%.

Conclusions:

PlantSpecLab offers a transparent and efficient solution for HSI data analysis, lowering technical barriers.
The platform enables researchers to focus on biological interpretation rather than complex computation.
Accelerated HSI analysis through PlantSpecLab can significantly contribute to crop improvement efforts.