Classifying cold-stress responses of inbred maize seedlings using RGB imaging.
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SUBMITTER: Enders TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6508840 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
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Classifying cold-stress responses of inbred maize seedlings using RGB imaging.
Enders Tara A TA St Dennis Susan S Oakland Justin J Callen Steven T ST Gehan Malia A MA Miller Nathan D ND Spalding Edgar P EP Springer Nathan M NM Hirsch Cory D CD
Plant direct 20190102 1
Increasing the tolerance of maize seedlings to low-temperature episodes could mitigate the effects of increasing climate variability on yield. To aid progress toward this goal, we established a growth chamber-based system for subjecting seedlings of 40 maize inbred genotypes to a defined, temporary cold stress while collecting digital profile images over a 9-daytime course. Image analysis performed with PlantCV software quantified shoot height, shoot area, 14 other morphological traits, and necr ...[more]
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