Methods and Technologies at the
Jülich Plant Phenotyping Centre
GROWSCREEN
Total leaf area and leaf growth of large plant populations
Data Acquisition
Cameras moved by a xy-positioning system across a population of plants in pots, trays or petri dishes
Image Analysis
- color segmentation
analysis of projected leaf area
Results (example)
Growth analysis of two Arabidopsis lines (wildtype WT and Mutant)
Literatur
Walter A et al. (2007) The dynamics of seedling growth acclimation towards altered light conditions can be quantified via GROWSCREEN - a setup designed for rapid optical phenotyping of different plant species. New Phytologist, 174, 447-455.