Background The need to observe roots in their natural undisturbed state within soil, both
spatially and temporally, is a challenge that continues to occupy researchers studying the …

This protocol describes the steps needed to perform quantitative statistical colocalization on
two-color confocal images, specifically of plant cells. The procedure includes a calibration …

In plant phenotyping, it has become important to be able to measure many features on large
image sets in order to aid genetic discovery. The size of the datasets, now often captured …

Gravity profoundly influences plant growth and development. Plants respond to changes in
orientation by using gravitropic responses to modify their growth. Cholodny and Went …

Plants can acclimate by using tropisms to link the direction of growth to environmental conditions.
Hydrotropism allows roots to forage for water, a process known to depend on abscisic …

Auxin is a key regulator of plant growth and development. Within the root tip, auxin distribution
plays a crucial role specifying developmental zones and coordinating tropic responses. …

There is a particular phenotyping demand to accurately quantify images of crops, and the
natural variability and structure of these plants presents unique difficulties. Recently, machine …

Background X-ray micro-Computed Tomography (μCT) offers the ability to visualise the
three-dimensional structure of plant roots growing in their natural environment – soil. Recovery of …

Background Convolvulus sepium (hedge bindweed) detection in sugar beet fields remains a
challenging problem due to variation in appearance of plants, illumination changes, foliage …

Increased adoption of the systems approach to biological research has focused attention on
the use of quantitative models of biological objects. This includes a need for realistic three-…