3D Fruit Form Reconstruction with Dr. Mitchell Feldmann
\u201cCost-effective, high-throughput phenotyping system for 3D reconstruction of fruit form\u201d with Dr. Mitchell Feldmann
Various research and breeding programs study phenotypical traits\u2014or traits that can be discerned via the five senses\u2014to evaluate the quality of their target crops. However, getting data on these traits, often via human-made measurements, can be time-consuming, subjective, and inaccurate, hampering research efforts. This episode of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, Mitchell discusses his work developing a high-throughput, affordable way to capture one important phenotypical trait: fruit shape.
Tune in to learn:
- Why it\u2019s important to accurately measure fruit shape
- How consumers consider shape, size, and color when making purchasing decisions
- How Mitchell and his partner developed their system
- What kinds of fruits and other shapes they tested
If you would like more information about this topic, this episode\u2019s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20029
This paper is always freely available.
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mjfeldmann@ucdavis.edu
https://twitter.com/mitchfeldmann
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jzs0217@auburn.edu
https://twitter.com/jagdeep_pb23
Resources
Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/
Mitchell\u2019s Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/vug_01
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