title: Use of Self-Organizing Map to Analyze Images of Fungi Colonies Grown from Triticum aestivum Seeds Disinfected by Ozone Treatment.
abstract: We submitted to ozone treatment Triticum aestivum (common wheat) seeds severely contaminated by fungi. Fungi colonies developed when seeds were placed over malt agar medium in Petri dishes; Fusarium sp. and Alternaria sp. were identified. However, conventional colonies counting did not allow a clear assessment of the effect of ozone disinfection. We thus used self-organizing maps (SOMs) to perform an image analysis of colonies surface area that clearly showed a significant disinfection effect on Fusarium sp.
authors.affiliation: Centre pour l'Agronomie et l'Agro-Industrie de la Province de Hainaut (CARAH), 11 rue P. Pastur, 7800 Ath, Wallonie, Belgium ; Haute École Provinciale de Hainaut-CONDORCET, 17 Chemin du Champ de Mars, 7000 Mons, Wallonie, Belgium.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marique
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Allard
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spanoghe