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ArticlePlant methods2024

Integrating dynamic high-throughput phenotyping and genetic analysis to monitor growth variation in foxtail millet.

Zhenyu Wang, Jiongyu Hao, Xiaofan Shi, Qiaoqiao Wang, Wuping Zhang, Fuzhong Li, Luis A J Mur, Yuanhuai Han, Siyu Hou, Jiwan Han and 1 more

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Article in Plant methods, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zhenyu Wang *College of Agricultural, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China.
Jiongyu Hao *College of Agricultural, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China.
Xiaofan ShiCollege of Software, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China.
Qiaoqiao WangCollege of Software, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China.
Wuping ZhangCollege of Software, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China.
Fuzhong LiCollege of Software, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China.
Luis A J MurDepartment of Life Science, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DA, UK.
Yuanhuai HanCollege of Agricultural, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China.
Siyu HouCollege of Agricultural, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China. siyuhou@sxau.edu.cn.
Jiwan HanCollege of Software, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China. hanjiwan@sxau.edu.cn.
Zhaoxia SunCollege of Agricultural, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China. zhaoxiasun@sxau.edu.cn.

Funding

Grand science and technology special project in Shanxi Province 202101140601027Innovation Project of Shanxi Foxtail Millet Industry 202104010911013-1Key Research Project in Shanxi Province 2022ZDYF110Science and Technology Innovation Teams of Shanxi Province 202204051002013
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Abstract

backgroundFoxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) Beauv] is a C

resultsThis study introduces a high-throughput imaging system (HIS) with advanced image processing techniques to enhance monitoring efficiency and data quality. The HIS can accurately extract a range of key growth feature parameters, such as plant height (PH), convex hull area (CHA), side projected area (SPA) and colour distribution, from foxtail millet images. Compared with traditional manual measurements, this HIS improved data quality and phenotyping of the key foxtail millet growth traits. High-throughput phenotyping combined with a genome-wide association study (GWAS) revealed genetic loci associated with dynamic growth traits, particularly plant height (PH), in foxtail millet. The loci were linked to genes involved in the gibberellic acid (GA) synthesis pathway related to PH.

conclusionThe HIS developed in this study enables the efficient and dynamic monitoring of foxtail millet phenotypic traits. It significantly improves the quality of data obtained for phenotyping key growth traits. The integration of high-throughput phenotyping with GWAS provides new insights into the genetic underpinnings of dynamic growth traits, particularly plant height, by identifying associated genetic loci in the GA synthesis pathway. This methodological advancement opens new avenues for the precise phenotyping and exploration of genetic resources in foxtail millet, potentially enhancing its utilisation.

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Dynamic plant developmentFoxtail milletGWASImage-based high-throughput plant phenotyping

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PMID39497091
PMCPMC11536594

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