Fig. 1
From: SpykProps: an imaging pipeline to quantify architecture in unilateral grass inflorescences
Overview of the SpykProps pipeline in the context of agronomic or breeding research. Spikes from field or control conditions, can be imaged in situ or harvested for further processing in a dry lab. SpykProps segments spikes and quantifies color and shape, using univariate and multivariate descriptors. This enables rapid, holistic, and less biased characterization of multidimensional spike architecture variations, offering researchers improved phenotyping tools, especially when combined with machine learning techniques