Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotypic Parameter Extraction of Tomato Seedlings Based on 3D Point

High-throughput measurements of phenotypic parameters in plants generate substantial data, significantly improving agricultural production optimization and breeding efficiency. However, these measurements face several challenges, including environmental variability, sample heterogeneity, and complex...

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Main Authors: Xuemei Liang, Wenbo Yu, Li Qin, Jianfeng Wang, Peng Jia, Qi Liu, Xiaoyu Lei, Minglai Yang
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Wenbo Yu
Li Qin
Jianfeng Wang
Peng Jia
Qi Liu
Xiaoyu Lei
Minglai Yang
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Wenbo Yu
Li Qin
Jianfeng Wang
Peng Jia
Qi Liu
Xiaoyu Lei
Minglai Yang
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description High-throughput measurements of phenotypic parameters in plants generate substantial data, significantly improving agricultural production optimization and breeding efficiency. However, these measurements face several challenges, including environmental variability, sample heterogeneity, and complex data processing. This study presents a method applicable to stem and leaf segmentation and parameter extraction during the tomato seedling stage, utilizing three-dimensional point clouds. Focusing on tomato seedlings, data was captured using a depth camera to create point cloud models. The RANSAC, region-growing, and greedy projection triangulation algorithms were employed to extract phenotypic parameters such as plant height, stem thickness, leaf area, and leaf inclination angle. The results showed strong correlations, with coefficients of determination for manually measured parameters versus extracted 3D point cloud parameters being 0.920, 0.725, 0.905, and 0.917, respectively. The root-mean-square errors were 0.643, 0.168, 1.921, and 4.513, with absolute percentage errors of 3.804%, 5.052%, 5.509%, and 7.332%. These findings highlight a robust relationship between manual measurements and the extracted parameters, establishing a technical foundation for high-throughput automated phenotypic parameter extraction in tomato seedlings.
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spelling doaj-art-1408ea72c05a42b78b9d46f801780a342025-01-24T13:16:48ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952025-01-0115112010.3390/agronomy15010120Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotypic Parameter Extraction of Tomato Seedlings Based on 3D PointXuemei Liang0Wenbo Yu1Li Qin2Jianfeng Wang3Peng Jia4Qi Liu5Xiaoyu Lei6Minglai Yang7College of Information and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, ChinaCollege of Information and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Application, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaKey Laboratory of Facility Vegetable of Jilin Province, Jilin Academy of Vegetable and Flower Sciences, Changchun 130119, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Application, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaCollege of Information and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, ChinaCollege of Information and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, ChinaCollege of Information and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, ChinaHigh-throughput measurements of phenotypic parameters in plants generate substantial data, significantly improving agricultural production optimization and breeding efficiency. However, these measurements face several challenges, including environmental variability, sample heterogeneity, and complex data processing. This study presents a method applicable to stem and leaf segmentation and parameter extraction during the tomato seedling stage, utilizing three-dimensional point clouds. Focusing on tomato seedlings, data was captured using a depth camera to create point cloud models. The RANSAC, region-growing, and greedy projection triangulation algorithms were employed to extract phenotypic parameters such as plant height, stem thickness, leaf area, and leaf inclination angle. The results showed strong correlations, with coefficients of determination for manually measured parameters versus extracted 3D point cloud parameters being 0.920, 0.725, 0.905, and 0.917, respectively. The root-mean-square errors were 0.643, 0.168, 1.921, and 4.513, with absolute percentage errors of 3.804%, 5.052%, 5.509%, and 7.332%. These findings highlight a robust relationship between manual measurements and the extracted parameters, establishing a technical foundation for high-throughput automated phenotypic parameter extraction in tomato seedlings.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/1/120tomato seedlingphenotypic parameter extraction3D point cloudstem and leaf segmentation
spellingShingle Xuemei Liang
Wenbo Yu
Li Qin
Jianfeng Wang
Peng Jia
Qi Liu
Xiaoyu Lei
Minglai Yang
Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotypic Parameter Extraction of Tomato Seedlings Based on 3D Point
Agronomy
tomato seedling
phenotypic parameter extraction
3D point cloud
stem and leaf segmentation
title Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotypic Parameter Extraction of Tomato Seedlings Based on 3D Point
title_full Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotypic Parameter Extraction of Tomato Seedlings Based on 3D Point
title_fullStr Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotypic Parameter Extraction of Tomato Seedlings Based on 3D Point
title_full_unstemmed Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotypic Parameter Extraction of Tomato Seedlings Based on 3D Point
title_short Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotypic Parameter Extraction of Tomato Seedlings Based on 3D Point
title_sort stem and leaf segmentation and phenotypic parameter extraction of tomato seedlings based on 3d point
topic tomato seedling
phenotypic parameter extraction
3D point cloud
stem and leaf segmentation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/1/120
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