High throughput phenotyping of morpho-anatomical stem properties using X-ray computed tomography in sorghum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In bioenergy/forage sorghum, morpho-anatomical stem properties are major components affecting standability and juice yield. However, phenotyping these traits is low-throughput, and has been restricted by the lack of a high-throughput phenotyping platforms that can collect both morphological and anatomical stem properties. X-ray computed tomography (CT) offers a potential solution, but studies using this technology in plants have evaluated limited numbers of genotypes with limited throughput. Here we suggest that using a medical CT might overcome sample size limitations when higher resolution is not needed. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop a practical high-throughput phenotyping and image data processing pipeline that extracts stem morpho-anatomical traits faste

SUBMITTER: Gomez FE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6043981 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature