TIPS [electronic resource] : A system for automated image-based phenotyping of maize tassels

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 576.5 Genetics
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2017
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 12 p. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 260567
• Chủ đề: 1. 59 basic biological sciences; 2. 60 applied life sciences; 3. High-throughput; 4. Image analysis; 5. Inflorescence; 6. Phenotyping; 7. Tassel; 8. Zea mays l

Tóm tắt

Here, the maize male inflorescence (tassel) produces pollen necessary for reproduction and commercial grain production of maize. The size of the tassel has been linked to factors affecting grain yield, so understanding the genetic control of tassel architecture is an important goal. Tassels are fragile and deform easily after removal from the plant, necessitating rapid measurement of any shape characteristics that cannot be retained during storage. Some morphological characteristics of tassels such as curvature and compactness are difficult to quantify using traditional methods, but can be quantified by image-based phenotyping tools. Lastly, these constraints necessitate the development of an efficient method for capturing natural-state tassel morphology and complementary automated analytical methods that can quickly and reproducibly quantify traits of interest such as height, spread, and branch number.