A scalable, low‐cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size, shape, and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populations

Abstract Tuber size, shape, colorimetric characteristics, and defect susceptibility are all factors that influence the acceptance of new potato cultivars. Despite the importance of these characteristics, our understanding of their inheritance is substantially limited by our inability to precisely me...

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Main Authors: Max J. Feldman, Jaebum Park, Nathan Miller, Collins Wakholi, Katelyn Greene, Arash Abbasi, Devin A. Rippner, Duroy Navarre, Cari Schmitz Carley, Laura M. Shannon, Rich Novy
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Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:Plant Phenome Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20099
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author Max J. Feldman
Jaebum Park
Nathan Miller
Collins Wakholi
Katelyn Greene
Arash Abbasi
Devin A. Rippner
Duroy Navarre
Cari Schmitz Carley
Laura M. Shannon
Rich Novy
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Rich Novy
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description Abstract Tuber size, shape, colorimetric characteristics, and defect susceptibility are all factors that influence the acceptance of new potato cultivars. Despite the importance of these characteristics, our understanding of their inheritance is substantially limited by our inability to precisely measure these features quantitatively on the scale needed to evaluate breeding populations. To alleviate this bottleneck, we developed a low‐cost, semiautomated workflow to capture data and measure each of these characteristics using machine vision. This workflow was applied to assess the phenotypic variation present within 189 F1 progeny of the A08241 breeding population. Machine vision was applied to estimate linear and volumetric tuber size, assess tuber shape characteristics using aspect ratio and biomass profiles, and quantify tuber skin and flesh color; additionally, a deep learning mode was developed to classify the presence of hollow‐heart defect. Our results provide an example of quantitative measurements acquired using machine vision methods that are reliable, heritable, and capable of being used to understand and select multiple traits simultaneously in structured potato breeding populations.
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spelling doaj-art-2df6cf6a55c242e6a341d5c0aad605c32025-08-20T02:35:26ZengWileyPlant Phenome Journal2578-27032024-12-0171n/an/a10.1002/ppj2.20099A scalable, low‐cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size, shape, and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populationsMax J. Feldman0Jaebum Park1Nathan Miller2Collins Wakholi3Katelyn Greene4Arash Abbasi5Devin A. Rippner6Duroy Navarre7Cari Schmitz Carley8Laura M. Shannon9Rich Novy10USDA‐ARS, Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit Prosser Washington USAUSDA‐ARS, Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit Aberdeen Idaho USADepartment of Botany University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison Wisconsin USAUSDA‐ARS, Horticultural Crops Production and Genetic Improvement Research Unit Prosser Washington USAUSDA‐ARS, Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit Prosser Washington USAThe Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences Dakota State University Madison South Dakota USAUSDA‐ARS, Horticultural Crops Production and Genetic Improvement Research Unit Prosser Washington USAUSDA‐ARS, Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit Prosser Washington USAAardevo North America, LLC Boise Idaho USADepartment of Horticultural Sciences University of Minnesota St. Paul Minnesota USAUSDA‐ARS, Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit Aberdeen Idaho USAAbstract Tuber size, shape, colorimetric characteristics, and defect susceptibility are all factors that influence the acceptance of new potato cultivars. Despite the importance of these characteristics, our understanding of their inheritance is substantially limited by our inability to precisely measure these features quantitatively on the scale needed to evaluate breeding populations. To alleviate this bottleneck, we developed a low‐cost, semiautomated workflow to capture data and measure each of these characteristics using machine vision. This workflow was applied to assess the phenotypic variation present within 189 F1 progeny of the A08241 breeding population. Machine vision was applied to estimate linear and volumetric tuber size, assess tuber shape characteristics using aspect ratio and biomass profiles, and quantify tuber skin and flesh color; additionally, a deep learning mode was developed to classify the presence of hollow‐heart defect. Our results provide an example of quantitative measurements acquired using machine vision methods that are reliable, heritable, and capable of being used to understand and select multiple traits simultaneously in structured potato breeding populations.https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20099
spellingShingle Max J. Feldman
Jaebum Park
Nathan Miller
Collins Wakholi
Katelyn Greene
Arash Abbasi
Devin A. Rippner
Duroy Navarre
Cari Schmitz Carley
Laura M. Shannon
Rich Novy
A scalable, low‐cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size, shape, and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populations
Plant Phenome Journal
title A scalable, low‐cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size, shape, and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populations
title_full A scalable, low‐cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size, shape, and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populations
title_fullStr A scalable, low‐cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size, shape, and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populations
title_full_unstemmed A scalable, low‐cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size, shape, and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populations
title_short A scalable, low‐cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size, shape, and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populations
title_sort scalable low cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size shape and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populations
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20099
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