Phenomics: a modern approach to old questions
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https://doi.org/10.12775/KOSMOS.2025.017Keywords
color analysis, phenomics, plant phenotyping, teledetctionAbstract
Plant phenomics deals with the study of the traits that make up the phenotype. The quantitative assessment of such traits, phenotyping of plants, involves a number of techniques, largely non-destructive, based on the analysis of images from cameras of various types, including 3D, termal-, multi- and hyperspectral. This makes it possible to track on a timeline the course of plant growth and development processes, assess their physiological state or the appearance of early signs of diseases or developmental abnormalities. Nowadays, plant phenotyping is mainly focused on the practical aspect, i.e. the detection of traits determining abiotic and biotic stress tolerance (handheld instruments and/or automated phenotyping platforms), as well as the remote assessment (drones and satellites) of the physiological state of agricultural crops and the identification of drying areas. However, there are also known applications of high-throughput phenotyping techniques in basic research, including those related to plant adaptation strategies in different environments.
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