Accuracy and consistency of grass pollen identification by human analysts using electron micrographs of surface ornamentation

Applications in Plant Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Mander, Luke ^a   Baker, Sarah J ^a   Belcher, Claire M ^a   Haselhorst, Derek S ^b   Rodriguez, Jacklyn ^b   Thorn, Jessica L ^b   Tiwari, Shivangi ^b   Urrego, Dunia H ^b   Wesseln, Cassandra J ^c   Punyasena, Surangi W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

automation; classifi cation; expert analysis; identifi cation; palynology.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923598731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/apps.1400031     Document Type: Article

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