3D-analysis of plant microstructures: Advantages and limitations of synchrotron X-ray microtomography

International Agrophysics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-30

  Matsushima, U ^a   Graf, W ^b,e   Zabler, S ^c   Manke, I ^d   Dawson, M ^f   Choinka, G ^d   Hilger, A ^d   Herppich, W B ^b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^c Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics   (Germany)

^d HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^e Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft ^*  (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging; Image analysis; Mechanical strength; Plant microstructure; Tissue damage

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CULTIVAR; FLOWER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRRADIANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRENGTH; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIME SERIES; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878083676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02368722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10247-012-0064-0     Document Type: Article

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