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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.

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  • Agricultural Science
  • Plant Biology
  • Data Science

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  • 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.