1st Edition

Plant High-Throughput Phenotyping and Functional Phenomics

Edited By Jen-Tsung Chen Copyright 2025
410 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

410 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book provides a series of comprehensive summaries highlighting the emerging achievements in the fields of plant high‑throughput phenotyping that leads to constructing functional phenomics, one of the essential components of plant functional genomics. It presents broad aspects of methods, applications, and future directions. It offers an efficient way for readers to overview this crucial... Read more

Preface

List of Contributors

Chapter 1 Bioinformatics Tools and Deep Learning for Plant High‑Throughput Phenotyping and Phenomics

Gunasekaran Arthi, Murugesan Loganathan, Jothi Dheivasikamani Abidharini, Balasubramanian Balamuralikrishnan, Meyyazhagan Arun, Pappuswamy Manikantan, Jeyabal Philomenathan Antony Prabhu, and Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 2 Plant High‑Throughput Phenotyping and Phenomics for Accelerating Crop Breeding

Marium Khatun, Sumi Sarker, Farzana Mustafa Era, Muhiuddin Faruquee, and Abul Kalam Mohammad Aminul Islam

Chapter 3 Remote Sensing Technologies for High‑Throughput In-Field Crop Phenotyping

Tasfia Binte Anam Priya, Falguni Akter Shraboni, M. Kamal Hossain, Stephen P. Klassen, Suresh Kadaru, and Abul Kalam Mohammad Aminul Islam

Chapter 4 High‑Throughput Field Phenotyping: Enhancing Crop Monitoring for Food Security

Amooru Harika, Seethalaxmi, Ezhumalai Sivapragasam, Sudhir Kumar, Viswanathan Chinnusamy, Mahesh Kumar, Madhurima Das, and Dhandapani Raju

Chapter 5 Imaging Techniques for High‑Throughput Phenotyping: Methods and Applications

Ezhumalai Sivapragasam, Amooru Harika, Madhurima Das, Seethalaxmi, Viswanathan Chinnusamy, Mahesh Kumar, and Sudhir Kumar

Chapter 6 High‑Throughput Phenotyping for Plant Metabolomics: Methods and Applications with a Special Focus on Chemical Ecology

Ishita Paul, Swati Hazra, Akbar Hossain, and Pratap Bhanu Singh Bhadoria

Chapter 7 High‑Throughput Phenotyping: An Effective Tool for Plant Breeders to Dissect Crop Responses to Abiotic Stresses

Swati Hazra, Priyanka Joshi, Arkabanee Mukherjee, and Akbar Hossain

Chapter 8 Genetic Dissection of Major Crops by High‑Throughput Phenotyping and Phenomics

Gunasekaran Arthi, Jothi Dheivasikamani Abidharini, Balasubramanian Balamuralikrishnan, Meyyazhagan Arun, Manikantan Pappuswamy, Murugesan Loganathan, Jeyabal Philomenathan Antony Prabhu, and Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 9 High‑Throughput Phenotyping and Phenomics for Exploration of Plant Growth and Development

Shivani Chauhan and Arshdeep Singh

Chapter 10 Root Phenotyping for Breeding of Climate‑Resilient Crops

Sreehari V. Santhosh, Sudhir Kumar, Madhurima Das, Seethalaxmi, Ezhumalai Sivapragasam, Arumugam Tamilselvan, Sachin Bellubbi, Raman Rajasekar, and Viswanathan Chinnusamy

Chapter 11 High‑Throughput Plant Phenotyping Platforms for Cereal Crop Breeding to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Raman Rajasekar, Arumugam Tamilselvan, Seethalaxmi, Sreehari V. Santhosh, Allimuthu Elangovan, Madhurima Das, Sudhir Kumar, Mahesh Kumar, and Viswanathan Chinnusamy

Chapter 12 High‑Throughput Phenotyping and Phenomics for Climate‑Smart Crop Breeding

Arumugam Tamilselvan, Raman Rajasekar, Seethalaxmi, Sreehari V. Santhosh, Biswabiplab Singh, Ramesh Ramasamy, Sudhir Kumar, Madhurima Das, Mahesh Kumar, and Viswanathan Chinnusamy

Chapter 13 High‑Throughput Plant Phenotyping and Phenomics: Advances and Prospects

Seethalaxmi, Ezhumalai Sivapragasam, Arumugam Tamilselvan, Raman Rajasekar, Sreehari V. Santhosh, Mahesh Kumar, Viswanathan Chinnusamy, and Sudhir Kumar

Chapter 14 Technical Advancements in Plant High‑Throughput Phenotyping and Phenomics: An Overview

Sarfraz Ahmad, Maksud Hasan Shah, Mohammad Ghani Raghib, Saniya, Vikas Belwal, Shokat Ali, Rubina Khan, Shoumik Saha, and Sk Naim Aktar

Chapter 15 Statistical Tools and Data Analysis for Organizing Plant High‑Throughput Phenomics

Mahankali Sravanalakshmi, Mani Manoj, Priti Kumari, Macharla Srinidhi, Kannan Vijayarani, Shanmugam Velayuthaprabhu, Muhukrishnan Saradhadevi, and Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 16 Robotics and Aerial Vehicle for High‑Throughput Phenotyping: Technologies and Prospects

Priti Kumari, Mani Manoj, Mahankali Sravanalakshmi, Macharla Srinidhi, Marudhachalam Kamalesh, Shanmugam Gavaskar, Alagarsamy Sumithra, and Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 17 Technical Advancements in Plant Metabolic Phenotyping Based on High‑Throughput and High‑Resolution Analytical Platforms

Kuttikattuparambil Sudheer Aditi, Manoharan Rajesh, Natarajan Pushpa, Chenniappan Anchana Devi, Kandasamy Vijayalakshmi, and Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 18 High‑Throughput Metabolomics for Agricultural Research

Govindarajan Ramkumar, Sureshkumar Tharani, Siva Daniel Ajay Samuel, Chithra Devi Balasundarm Saraswathy, Sarah Jaison, Krishnan Kutty Sunitha Kumari, Muthukrishnan Arun, and Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 19 Dissecting Plant‑Pathogen Interactions by High‑Throughput Metabolomics for Developing Biotic Stress‑Resilient Crops

Krishnan Kutty Sunitha Kumari, Sureshkumar Tharani, Sarah Jaison, Govindarajan Ramkumar, Siva Daniel Ajay Samuel, Chithra Devi Balasundarm Saraswathy, Muthukrishnan Arun, and Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 20 Applied Metabolomics for Plant Disease Management

Ganesan Megha, Domesa Monisha, Kempanna Sushmitha, Manoharan Rajesh, Natarajan Pushpa, Chenniappan Anchana Devi, Kandasamy Vijayalakshmi, and Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Index

Biography

Dr. Jen‑Tsung Chen is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. His research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, ethnopharmacology, systems biology, and drug discovery. He serves as an editorial board member and a guest editor in several reputed journals. He published books in collaboration with international publishers on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, CRISPR‑based plant genome editing, and artificial intelligence. In 2023 and 2024, Stanford University/Elsevier included Dr. Chen in the "World’s Top 2% Scientists".