Assessing the Storage Root Development of Cassava with a New Analysis Tool.

ABSTRACT: Storage roots of cassava plants crops are one of the main providers of starch in many South American, African, and Asian countries. Finding varieties with high yields is crucial for growing and breeding. This requires a better understanding of the dynamics of storage root formation, which is usually done by repeated manual evaluation of root types, diameters, and their distribution in excavated roots. We introduce a newly developed method that is capable to analyze the distribution of root diameters automatically, even if root systems display strong variations in root widths and clustering in high numbers. An application study was conducted with cassava roots imaged in a video acquisition box. The root diameter distribution was quantified automatically using an iterative ridge detection ap

SUBMITTER: Wilhelm J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10204708 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature