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¹Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.

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Area of Science:

Plant Science
Agricultural Science
Computational Biology

Background:

Crop ideotype breeding focuses on designing plant architectures for improved yield and resource use efficiency.
Accurate three-dimensional (3D) architectural data is crucial for accelerating crop ideotype breeding.
Advances in 3D phenotyping technologies offer new possibilities for plant architecture analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize recent technological and methodological advances in 3D architectural phenotyping.
To propose an integrated framework for predictive ideotype design in crop breeding.
To highlight the potential of combining 3D phenotyping, plant modeling, and AI for breeding efficiency.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of current technologies and methodologies in 3D architectural phenotyping.
Integration of functional-structural plant models as a framework for ideotype design.
Exploration of the convergence of 3D phenotyping, plant modeling, and artificial intelligence.

Main Results:

Rapid progress in 3D phenotyping has led to significant gains in breeding efficiency.
Functional-structural plant models can optimize plant architecture combinations for predictive ideotype design.
The integration of these technologies offers a transformative potential for crop breeding.

Conclusions:

Predictive ideotype design, enabled by integrated 3D phenotyping and modeling, can accelerate breeding cycles.
This approach shifts breeding from experience-based to data-driven strategies.
The convergence of these fields is key to enhancing crop productivity, sustainability, and food security.