title: Imaging plants dynamics in heterogenic environments.
abstract: Noninvasive imaging sensors and computer vision approaches are key technologies to quantify plant structure, physiological status, and performance. Today, imaging sensors exploit a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and they can be deployed to measure a growing number of traits, also in heterogenic environments. Recent advances include the possibility to acquire high-resolution spectra by imaging spectroscopy and classify signatures that might be informative of plant development, nutrition, health, and disease. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of surfaces and volume is of particular interest, enabling functional and mechanistic analyses. While taking pictures is relatively easy, quantitative interpretation often remains challenging and requires integrating knowledge of sensor physics, image analysis, and complex traits characterizing plant phenotypes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo-Brandt-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fiorani
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rascher
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jahnke
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schurr
mesh_terms: D001901:Botany / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D010944:Plants / Q000033:anatomy & histology*