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Plant Phenotyping: Past, Present, and Future

Plant Phenomics

A plant develops the dynamic phenotypes from the interaction of the plant with the environment. Understanding these processes that span plant’s lifetime in a permanently changing environment is essential for the advancement of basic plant science and its translation into application including breeding and crop management. The plant research community was thus confronted with the need to accurately measure diverse traits of an increasingly large number of plants to help plants to adapt to resource-limiting environment and low-input agriculture. In this overview, we outline the development of plant phenotyping as a multidisciplinary field. We sketch the technological advancement that laid the foundation for the development of phenotyping centers and evaluate the upcoming challenges for further advancement of plant phenotyping specifically with respect to standardization of data acquisition and reusability. Finally, we describe the development of the plant phenotyping community as an e...

What Undergraduates in Biology Don't Know About Plant Structure and Growth

2013

Publication Information Archer, Kathleen; Herman, Maryann; Miller, Grace; Olsen, Laura; and Ramsay, Jodie, "What Undergraduates in Biology Don't Know About Plant Structure and Growth" (2013). Biology Faculty/Staff Publications. Paper 24. https://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/biology\_facpub/24 Please note that the Publication Information provides general citation information and may not be appropriate for your discipline. To receive help in creating a citation based on your discipline, please visit http://libguides.sjfc.edu/citations.

Transdisciplinary Graduate Training in Predictive Plant Phenomics

Agronomy

Novel methods to increase crop productivity are required to meet anticipated demands for food, feed, fiber, and fuel. It is becoming feasible to use modern sensors and data analysis techniques for predicting plant growth and productivity based on genomic, phenotypic, and environmental data. To design and construct crops that deliver desired traits requires trained personnel with scientific and engineering expertise as well as a variety of “soft” skills. To address these needs at Iowa State University, we developed a graduate specialization called “Predictive Plant Phenomics” (P3). Although some of our experiences may be unique, many of the specialization’s principles are likely to be broadly applicable to others interested in developing graduate training programs in plant phenomics. P3 involves transdisciplinary training and activities designed to develop communication, teambuilding, and management skills. To support students in this demanding and unique intellectual environment, we...