Table 1 Overview of the main soluble mucilage- and seed shape-releated parameters computed by MuSeeQ
Traits | MuSeeQ designation | Description | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
Seed | Area (mm2) | The area of the seed surface projected in 2D. Computed as: AreaS = π × radius2 | AreaS |
Circularity | Corresponds to a more or less elongated seed shape. Circularity is comprised between 0.0 and 1.0. A value of 1.0 indicates a perfectly round seed. Computed as: CircS = 4π(AreaS/PeriS2) | CircS | |
Feret (mm) | The longest distance between two points of the segmented seed. For seeds, it can be interpreted as the longest distance between the pedoncule and the awn | FerS | |
Perimeter (mm) | The length of the limit of the segmented seed. Computed as: PeriS = 2 × π × radius | PeriS | |
Solidity | Corresponds to the ratio between the exact and the approximated seed area, using a sort of rubber band all around the segmented seed. Computed as: SolS = AreaS/Convex AreaS | SolS | |
Soluble Mucilage | Area (mm2) | The area of the surface of released soluble mucilage projected in 2D. Computed as: AreaM = π × radius2 | AreaM |
Circularity | Corresponds to a more or less elongated mucilage shape. Circularity is comprised between 0.0 and 1.0. A value of 1.0 indicates a perfectly round mucilage. Computed as: CircM = 4π(AreaM/PeriM2) | CircM | |
Perimeter (mm) | The length of the limit of the segmented mucilage. Computed as: PeriM = 2 × π × radius | PeriM | |
Solidity | Corresponds to the ratio between the exact and approximated mucilage areas using a sort of rubber band all around the segmented mucilage. Computed as: SolM = AreaM/Convex AreaM | SolM | |
Ajusted mucilage content | The 2D surface of released mucilage corrected by its corresponding seed surface projected in 2D | Ratio (AreaM/AreaS) | |