A high-throughput phenotyping system supporting genomic breeding of crop plants

Hiroyoshi Iwata*, Masaaki Kobayashi, Hajime Ohyanagi, Kentaro Yano, Takashi Sazuka, Tsuyoshi Tokunaga, Nobuhiro Tsutsumi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

High-throughput technologies for determining DNA sequence variations have enabled new genomics-based breeding strategies, such as genomic selection. While genomics technologies are making rapid progress in throughput and cost efficiencies, technologies for measuring plant phenotypes, i.e., "phenotyping", remain inefficient. Phenotyping is now the most time-consuming and error-prone step in genomic-based breeding strategies. To measure plant phenotypes with high efficiency and accuracy, we are developing a high-throughput phenotyping system. The system consists of two main parts: The plant management system using radio-frequency identification device (RFID) tags and the data collection system connected to multiple measuring devices via Bluetooth. The first system enables us to link plants to data on the Internet and to keep records of cultivation management. The second system enables us to collect data measured by multiple devices via Bluetooth connections. With this system, we can aggregate various types of measurement data in an efficient and precise manner. High-throughput phenotyping systems lead to efficient and accurate data collection and will strongly support genomic breeding in crop plants.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages1778-1779
Number of pages2
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 52nd Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan, SICE 2013 - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: Sep 14 2013Sep 17 2013

Other

Other2013 52nd Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan, SICE 2013
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNagoya
Period09/14/1309/17/13

Keywords

  • Android tablet
  • Bluetooth
  • Data management
  • Genomic selection
  • High-throughput phenotyping
  • RIFD

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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