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Leaf segmentation in plant phenotyping: a collation study (2015)
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Scharr, H., Minervini, M., French, A. P., Klukas, C., Kramer, D. M., Liu, X., …Tsaftaris, S. A. (2016). Leaf segmentation in plant phenotyping: a collation study. Machine Vision and Applications, 27(4), 585-606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00138-015-0737-3

Image-based plant phenotyping is a growing application area of computer vision in agriculture. A key task is the segmentation of all individual leaves in images. Here we focus on the most common rosette model plants, Arabidopsis and young tobacco. Al... Read More about Leaf segmentation in plant phenotyping: a collation study.

Visual tracking for the recovery of multiple interacting plant root systems from X-ray ?CT images (2015)
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Mairhofer, S., Johnson, J., Sturrock, C., Bennett, M. J., Mooney, S. J., & Pridmore, T. P. (2016). Visual tracking for the recovery of multiple interacting plant root systems from X-ray ?CT images. Machine Vision and Applications, 27(5), 721-734. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00138-015-0733-7

We propose a visual object tracking framework for the extraction of multiple interacting plant root systems from three-dimensional X-ray micro computed tomography images of plants grown in soil. Our method is based on a level set framework guided by... Read More about Visual tracking for the recovery of multiple interacting plant root systems from X-ray ?CT images.

Extracting multiple interacting root systems using X-ray microcomputed tomography (2015)
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Mairhofer, S., Sturrock, C., Mooney, S. J., Pridmore, T. P., & Bennett, M. J. (2015). Extracting multiple interacting root systems using X-ray microcomputed tomography. Plant Journal, 84(5), 1034-1043. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13047

© 2015 The Authors The Plant Journal published by Society for Experimental Biology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Root system interactions and competition for resources are active areas of research that contribute to our understanding of how roots perc... Read More about Extracting multiple interacting root systems using X-ray microcomputed tomography.

High-density SNP genotyping array for hexaploid wheat and its secondary and tertiary gene pool (2015)
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Winfield, M. O., King, I., Allen, A. M., Burridge, A. J., Barker, G. L. A., Benbow, H. R., …Edwards, K. J. (2016). High-density SNP genotyping array for hexaploid wheat and its secondary and tertiary gene pool. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14(5), 1195-1206. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12485

In wheat, a lack of genetic diversity between breeding lines has been recognized as a significant block to future yield increases. Species belonging to bread wheat's secondary and tertiary gene pools harbour a much greater level of genetic variabilit... Read More about High-density SNP genotyping array for hexaploid wheat and its secondary and tertiary gene pool.

Optimizing tiller production and survival for grain yield improvement in a bread wheat × spelt mapping population (2015)
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Xie, Q., Mayes, S., & Sparkes, D. L. (2015). Optimizing tiller production and survival for grain yield improvement in a bread wheat × spelt mapping population. Annals of Botany, 117(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcv147

Background and Aims: Tiller production and survival determine final spike number, and play key roles in grain yield formation in wheat (Triticum aestivum). This study aimed to understand the genetic and physiological basis of the tillering process, a... Read More about Optimizing tiller production and survival for grain yield improvement in a bread wheat × spelt mapping population.

Impact of altered cell wall composition on saccharification efficiency in stem tissue of Arabidopsis RABA GTPase-deficient knockout mutants (2015)
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Lunn, D., Ibbett, R., Tucker, G. A., & Lycett, G. W. (2015). Impact of altered cell wall composition on saccharification efficiency in stem tissue of Arabidopsis RABA GTPase-deficient knockout mutants. BioEnergy Research, 8(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-015-9599-9

Use of biomass for second-generation biofuel production is severely hindered by the inherent recalcitrance of the plant cell wall to digestion. Trafficking is crucial for compartmentalisation within the cell. This process is partly regulated by small... Read More about Impact of altered cell wall composition on saccharification efficiency in stem tissue of Arabidopsis RABA GTPase-deficient knockout mutants.

High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Structural Data Quantify the Impact of Photoinhibition on Long-Term Carbon Gain in Wheat Canopies in the Field (2015)
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Burgess, A. J., Retkute, R., Pound, M. P., Foulkes, J., Preston, S. P., Jensen, O. E., …Murchie, E. H. (2015). High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Structural Data Quantify the Impact of Photoinhibition on Long-Term Carbon Gain in Wheat Canopies in the Field. Plant Physiology, 169(2), 1192-1204. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.15.00722

Photoinhibition reduces photosynthetic productivity; however, it is difficult to quantify accurately in complex canopies partly because of a lack of high-resolution structural data on plant canopy architecture, which determines complex fluctuations o... Read More about High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Structural Data Quantify the Impact of Photoinhibition on Long-Term Carbon Gain in Wheat Canopies in the Field.

Carpel size, grain filling, and morphology determine individual grain weight in wheat (2015)
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Xie, Q., Mayes, S., & Sparkes, D. L. (2015). Carpel size, grain filling, and morphology determine individual grain weight in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66(21), https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv378

Individual grain weight is a major yield component in wheat. To provide a comprehensive understanding of grain weight determination, the carpel size at anthesis, grain dry matter accumulation, grain water uptake and loss, grain morphological expansio... Read More about Carpel size, grain filling, and morphology determine individual grain weight in wheat.

The hidden half of crop yields (2015)
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Bishopp, A., & Lynch, J. P. (2015). The hidden half of crop yields. Nature Plants, 1(8), doi:10.1038/NPLANTS.2015.117