Statistical shape analysis of tap roots: a methodological case study on laser scanned sugar beets

Abstract Background The efficient and robust statistical analysis of the shape of plant organs of different cultivars is an important investigation issue in plant breeding and enables a robust cultivar description within the breeding progress. Laserscanning is a highly accurate and high resolution t...

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Main Authors: Behrend Heeren, Stefan Paulus, Heiner Goldbach, Heiner Kuhlmann, Anne-Katrin Mahlein, Martin Rumpf, Benedikt Wirth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12859-020-03654-8