The Ohio State University seed vigor imaging system (SVIS) for soybean and corn seedlings

AF Hoffmaster, L Xu, K Fujimura, MA Bennett, AF Evans… - Seed Technology, 2005 - JSTOR
An image processing computer application to automatically assess the vigor of three-day-old
soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill.] and corn (Zea mays L.) seedlings was developed. The
software operates on acquired digital images of soybean and corn seed lots placed on a
paper towel. Seedlings were digitally extracted away from the paper towel and converted
into various digital representations. These representations were used to analyze the
seedlings and segment them into normal and abnormal categories. The normal seedlings …