Open source 3D phenotyping of chickpea plant architecture across plant development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Being able to accurately assess the 3D architecture of plant canopies can allow us to better estimate plant productivity and improve our understanding of underlying plant processes. This is especially true if we can monitor these traits across plant development. Photogrammetry techniques, such as structure from motion, have been shown to provide accurate 3D reconstructions of monocot crop species such as wheat and rice, yet there has been little success reconstructing crop species with smaller leaves and more complex branching architectures, such as chickpea.

Results

In this work, we developed a low-cost 3D scanner and used an open-source data processing pipeline to assess the 3D structure of individual chickpea plants. The imaging system we developed consists of

SUBMITTER: Salter WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8444385 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature