National Plant Phenomics Centre
Aberystwyth University
The National Plant Phenomics Centre, funded by the BBSRC and Welsh Govt. is the first of its kind in a UK University and provides access to scientists across the UK and Globally to state-of-the-art phenotyping systems. The phenotyping systems are currently used in national and international research networks including PhenomUK, EPPN2020 and the China-UK Plant Phenomics Centre. The NPPC works closely with the Geography Dept and the Computer Science dept to develop novel solutions to data acquisition and analyses, including the development of deep learning solutions for agronomic issues.
- Large Plant Platform (>800 units to 2m)
- Small Plant Platform (2000 units to 40 cm)
- X-ray CT scanner (batches of items, 10cm)
- Various sensor to plant including photophysiology and drone based sensors
What we do
We explore phenotypic variation in relation to genetic variation and environmental variations, across the entire life cycle and, for crops, across generations. New tools and methods are essential in order to scale data acquisition and novel computational approaches are required to extract knowledge from complex datasets
Projects
- Effect of variable winters on UK brassica crops (with JIC & Rres)
- Understanding lodging in cereals using X-ray CT scanning & AI (HZAU, China)
- Genetic determinants of cereal emergence (NAIB and USDA)
- Miscanthus_AI for Net Zero (Lincoln and Southampton)
Contact
Prof. John Doonan, Director of the National Plant Phenomics Centre
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