Plant Phenotype Monitoring Service—PlantEye 3D Laser Scanner

An important part of plant science is understanding how plants respond to their environment, so monitoring plant phenotypes is of great importance. CD BioSciences can help customers around the world observe all aspects of plant performance, including size and shape, root structure, growth rate under specific conditions, and more. These data can be used to develop improved and sustainable crops.

Name of the Instrument/Platform

PlantEye 3D Laser Scanner

Feature Highlights

1. Non-invasive imaging and analysis of plant structure
2. Measurements of topology (surface orientation, number of leaves), morphology (leaf size, shape, colour, area, volume) and function
3. LiDAR
4. RGB and far-Infrared imaging camera capability
5. Throughput ~ 100 plants per day

Important Notes

Suitable for: All plant types.

Summary

PlantEye uses a laser light section to acquire 3D point clouds of plants. It projects onto the plant or plant canopy a very thin near-infrared laser line, which is reflected and captured with an integrated camera that is mounted at the other end of the PlantEye sensor. The projected laser line shifts based on its distance towards the sensor, and a record of those shifts is then used to generate a height profile of the plant. By moving the sensor over the plant, or by moving the plant relative to the sensor, you get multiple height profiles which are merged together to form a 3D model of the plant. In a second step, the sensor segments this 3D model, recognizes plant organs and computes a diverse set of morphological plant parameters within less than a second.

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For research use only, not intended for any clinical use.

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