An image-analysis technique for accurate counting of pollen on stigmas

New Phytologist

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 639-643

  Bechar, A ^a   Gan Mor, S ^a   Vaknin, Y ^b   Shmulevich, I ^c   Ronen, B ^a   Eisikowitch, D ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Counting; Error evaluation; Image analysis; Pollen; Stigma

Indexed keywords

COUNTING TECHNIQUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POLLEN;

EID: 0031464563     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00867.x     Document Type: Article

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