Development of a configurable growth chamber with a computer vision system to study circadian rhythm in plants

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 15356-15375

  Navarro, Pedro J ^a   Fernández, Carlos ^a   Weiss, Julia ^a   Egea Cortines, Marcos ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antirrhinum majus; Circadian clock; Computer vision; Diel growth; Floral size; Petunia opuntia

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; CIRCADIAN CLOCK; COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNALS; FLORAL SIZES; GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONS; IMAGE-PROCESSING SOFTWARE; PETUNIA OPUNTIA;

CLOCKS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

COMPUTER VISION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CALIBRATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CALIBRATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84870545640     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121115356     Document Type: Article

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