Description of <i>Ficus carica</i> L. Italian Cultivars-I: Machine Learning Based Analysis of Leaf Morphological Traits.

ABSTRACT: Common fig, or simply fig (Ficus carica L.), is one of the most ancient species originated and domesticated in the Mediterranean basin. The Italian fig germplasm consists of a large number of cultivars, more than 300. This number is approximate; there are many genotypes that are still poorly known and studied that may possess interesting agronomic traits, especially in terms of response to climate change. Therefore, it is extremely important to study and preserve agrobiodiversity, but more importantly to identify simple and rapid characterization methods to catalog "hidden" cultivated plants. In this study, geometric leaf morphometry was used to explore differences among fifteen Tuscan fig cultivars. In addition, the effectiveness of a machine learning (ML) algorithm to characterize

SUBMITTER: Giordano C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11819687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature