PHENET @ IPPS 2024

The IPPN Working Group on “Affordable plant phenotyping methods and platforms” will host the “Affordable Plant Phenotyping Workshop” with contributions from PHENET.

This groundbreaking workshop will explore innovative techniques in affordable plant phenotyping. Participants will discover how AI leverages off-the-shelf microcontrollers like Arduino and Raspberry Pi to maximize efficiency and accessibility in plant research. They will explore emerging technologies such as computer vision and machine learning algorithms that are reshaping phenotyping methodologies. The workshop will be a platform to engage with leading experts as they unveil cutting-edge strategies utilizing low-cost sensors and data analytics to revolutionize phenotyping on a budget. Participants will gain insights into the future of agricultural technology and harness the power of AI to accelerate scientific discoveries in plant biology.

Speakers of the “Affordable plant phenotyping methods and platform” workshop are:

• Vinicius Lube, NPEC Utrecht University, Nederland, "IPPN Affordable phenotyping working group"
• Minjuan Wang, China Agricultural University, China, "High Throughput 3D Phenotyping of Canopy Occupation Volume as a Major Predictor of Canopy Photosynthesis"
• Fang He, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, "Monitoring the flower development in Arnica for better estimations of harvesting times"
• Julien Garnier, INRAe Angers France, "Embedded AI on connected stick for soil coverage estimation"

PHENET will further be part of the “Research Infrastructures Globally” satellite event, taking place on 7 October, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm local time. This interactive plenum discussion aims at getting in contact with stakeholders and stimulate interaction between major regional research infrastructure initiatives during. The session builds on a similar session during the IPPS7 in 2022 and provides a platform to exchange on the developments we have seen since then. The first part will introduce the four initiatives NaPPN (North American Plant Phenotyping Network), EMPHASIS (European research infrastructure on Plant Phenomics and related initiatives like PHENET), APPN (Australian Plant Phenotyping Network) & IPPN (International Plant Phenotyping Network) via brief presentations. After this, the representatives of the network will answer & discuss questions from the audience.

Speakers and panelists of the “Research Infrastructures Globally” satellite event are:

• Richard Dickmann (University of Adelaide), Australian Plant Phenotyping Network
• Valerio Hoyos-Villegas (McGill University), North American Plant Phenotyping Network
• Stijn Dhondt (VIB), Roland Pieruschka (FZ Jülich), EMPHASIS
• Philipp von Gillhaussen, International Plant Phenotyping Network

Stay tuned on PHENET progress via the PHENET website, PHENET linkedin and PHENET X.

PHENET has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101094587.