Below is a photo showing how we are collecting plant height. Essentially the leaves are all pulled up and the highest leaf tip from the soil surface is measured. In this case, we would record this plant as 23cm. Let me know if there are still questions.
Hi, I am not too familiar with phenotyping strategies but is there any specific reason for measuring height at leaf tip? When people measure plant height using ultrasonic sensors it just reflects the highest point of the foliage. Is it too cumbersome to separate leaf length and plant height? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Srikant,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment. We are considering this an experimental year for the phenotypic traits that are measured early in development, ranging from how measurements are collected to how long issues such as planting depth and exact germination date impact within row variation. These measurements are not being taken at all locations and we are experimenting with a number of different methods. As such, people should feel free to measure these traits in a way that is most beneficial to them. We ask that the the traits that everyone is measuring later in development be measured according to the SOP described in an earlier post, but for these early developmental traits the SOP is not as well defined, as we are experimenting with the most relevant way to collect traits early in development. Please let me know if you have other questions on this.
Thanks,
Candy