ISHS Acta Horticulturae 313: III International Symposium on Computer Modelling in Fruit Research and Orchard Management
3-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF PLANT ARCHITECTURE AND FRUIT QUALITY |
| Authors: | G.S. Smith, J.P. Curtis |
| Abstract:
Computer graphics were used to reconstruct the architectural framework and the spatial arrangement of the fruit in 3-dimensional space for a kiwifruit vine (Actinidia deliciosa). An infra-red beam theodolite was used to rapidly generate the spatial coordinates of the vines components. The data files generated by the theodolite were in turn used with the software MAPIT (Microcomputer Aided Plant Imaging Technology) to provide a 3-dimensional reconstruction of the original vine. The objective of the reconstruction was to examine the within-vine variation of the physical, chemical, and postharvest attributes of the fruit according to their spatial distribution on the vine. Each fruit was colour coded so that extremes in their attributes could be easily identified and accurately located on the vine. The use of the theodolite coupled with the computer graphics described in this paper provides a rapid and objective means of accurately describing plant architecture. | |
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