Applying advanced technologies such as computer vision is highly desirable in seed testing.
Among testing needs, computer vision is a feasible technology for conducting seed and …

Efficient seed quality assessment methodologies are important for the seed industry.
Advanced seed technology research requires the use of high productivity methods that …

The use of digital image analysis for discriminating between and comparing groups of seeds
is becoming an increasingly common practice in taxonomic studies. For this type of study …

The description of seed shape by comparison with geometric models allows shape
quantification, providing the means for an accurate comparison between different species or …

Simple Summary Systematics is the branch of biology that studies the relationships among
organisms and their evolution, while taxonomy is the science of classification. In this work, a …

Context Morphometric digital analysis of plant seeds enables taxonomic discrimination of
species based on morpho-colorimetric traits, and may be used to classify genotypes of …

Santolina is a clear example of a genus lying in an alpha‐taxonomic status, with species
accepted only based on qualitative morphological descriptions. In particular, taxonomic …

Seed features are a useful and relevant source of taxonomic information, especially when
evaluated based on morphometric and micromorphological approaches. Here, we studied …

Seed traits have proven to be an effective taxonomic tool in a variety of plant groups and at
different levels of classification. The main objective of this study was to describe and …

In this work, the seed morpho-colorimetric differentiation of the Sardinian endemic species of
Anchusa (Boraginaceae) was evaluated. In Sardinia, the Anchusa genus includes the …