smartroot gets topological

E a r t h a n d L i f e I n s t i t u t e

Unité d’écophysiologie et d’amélioration végétale

Guillaume Lobet and Xavier Draye

SmartRoot gets topological

PAI Meeting - 27 / 01 / 2010

SmartRoot gets topological

Semi-automated root drawing

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Introduction

SmartRoot gets topological

Semi-automated root drawing

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Introduction

SmartRoot gets topological

Semi-automated root drawing

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Introduction

• Sub-pixel resolution, vector based

• Individual root as object

• Partial analysis of messy images

• OS independent (written in Java)

SmartRoot gets topological

Semi-automated root drawing

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Introduction

• Sub-pixel resolution, vector based

SmartRoot gets topological

Semi-automated root drawing

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Introduction

With real roots?

SmartRoot gets topological

Semi-automated root drawing

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Introduction

With real roots?

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Automated drawing initiationNew tools

SmartRoot gets topological

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Automated drawing initiationNew tools

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Topological information

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PARENT

child list

first child

last child

branching density

CHILD

parent

insertion angle

insertion point

FIRST CHILD

LAST CHILD

Topology=

architecture+

connections

New tools

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Automated lateral detection (I)

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New tools

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Automated lateral detection (I)

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“Find laterals” function

(1)search for laterals

along the root

(2)automatically trace them

New tools

SmartRoot gets topological

Automated lateral detection (I)

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“Find laterals” function

(1)search for laterals

along the root

(2)automatically trace them

New tools

SmartRoot gets topological

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With real roots?

Automatic lateral detection (II)New tools

SmartRoot gets topological

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With real roots?

Automatic lateral detection (II)New tools

SmartRoot gets topological

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With real roots?

Automatic lateral detection (II)New tools

SmartRoot gets topological

Derived from topology

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New tools

SmartRoot gets topological

Key features

• Semi-automated root drawing

• Automated drawing initiation

• Automated drawing of lateral roots

• Topology

• New visualization tools

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Summary

Acknowledgments

Thank you for you attention.

SmartRoot gets topological