A computer-aided method for identifying the presence of softwood growth ring boundaries.

The objective of this study was to develop a computer-aided method to quantify the obvious degree of growth ring boundaries of softwood species, based on data analysis with some image processing technologies. For this purpose, a 5× magnified cross-section color micro-image of softwood was cropped in...

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Main Authors: Qizhao Lin, Tuo He, Yongke Sun, Xin He, Jian Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235727