Fruit & Pod Growth
Overview
Fruit and pod growth dynamics—size, shape, filling rate—are direct determinants of yield. Imaging-based monitoring of developing fruits and pods enables quantification of growth curves, sink strength, and responses to environmental stress during reproductive stages.
1. Comparing filling dynamics across genotypes under heat or drought stress
2. Screening for high sink-strength genotypes in breeding programs
3. Modeling fruit growth to predict harvestable yield
4. Evaluating effects of nutrient or hormone treatments on filling rate
5. Monitoring fruit quality traits for post-harvest predictions
Recommended Solutions
High-Throughput Phenotyping System
- Automated measurement of fruit/pod size, volume, and shape over time
- Multi-timepoint imaging to quantify growth rates and developmental stages
- Standardized phenotypic metrics for large populations
- High-throughput screening for genotype-specific fruiting performance
Gantry-Based Phenotyping Platform
- Large-scale imaging of fruiting plants under uniform environmental conditions
- Multi-angle or 3D reconstruction of fruit and pod architecture
- Consistent spatial and temporal data for genotype × environment analysis
Why Our System Fits This Application
Our platforms deliver object-detection algorithms tuned for fruit/pod morphology, robust volume-estimation from multi-angle imaging, and time-series analytics enabling early prediction of final yield and detection of stress-induced abortion.