Making Sense of Light: The Use of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques in Plant Sciences and Agriculture
As a result of the development of non-invasive optical spectroscopy, the number of prospective technologies of plant monitoring is growing. Being implemented in devices with different functions and hardware, these technologies are increasingly using the most advanced data processing algorithms, incl...
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| author | Ana M. Cavaco Andrei B. Utkin Jorge Marques da Silva Rui Guerra |
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| description | As a result of the development of non-invasive optical spectroscopy, the number of prospective technologies of plant monitoring is growing. Being implemented in devices with different functions and hardware, these technologies are increasingly using the most advanced data processing algorithms, including machine learning and more available computing power each time. Optical spectroscopy is widely used to evaluate plant tissues, diagnose crops, and study the response of plants to biotic and abiotic stress. Spectral methods can also assist in remote and non-invasive assessment of the physiology of photosynthetic biofilms and the impact of plant species on biodiversity and ecosystem stability. The emergence of high-throughput technologies for plant phenotyping and the accompanying need for methods for rapid and non-contact assessment of plant productivity has generated renewed interest in the application of optical spectroscopy in fundamental plant sciences and agriculture. In this perspective paper, starting with a brief overview of the scientific and technological backgrounds of optical spectroscopy and current mainstream techniques and applications, we foresee the future development of this family of optical spectroscopic methodologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0dea719061fb4bba80d7d27811e721972023-11-23T15:50:09ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-01-0112399710.3390/app12030997Making Sense of Light: The Use of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques in Plant Sciences and AgricultureAna M. Cavaco0Andrei B. Utkin1Jorge Marques da Silva2Rui Guerra3CEOT, Campus de Gambelas, Universidade do Algarve, FCT, Ed.2, 8005-189 Faro, PortugalINOV INESC Inovação, 1000-029 Lisbon, PortugalFaculty of Sciences, BioISI–Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, PortugalCEOT, Campus de Gambelas, Universidade do Algarve, FCT, Ed.2, 8005-189 Faro, PortugalAs a result of the development of non-invasive optical spectroscopy, the number of prospective technologies of plant monitoring is growing. Being implemented in devices with different functions and hardware, these technologies are increasingly using the most advanced data processing algorithms, including machine learning and more available computing power each time. Optical spectroscopy is widely used to evaluate plant tissues, diagnose crops, and study the response of plants to biotic and abiotic stress. Spectral methods can also assist in remote and non-invasive assessment of the physiology of photosynthetic biofilms and the impact of plant species on biodiversity and ecosystem stability. The emergence of high-throughput technologies for plant phenotyping and the accompanying need for methods for rapid and non-contact assessment of plant productivity has generated renewed interest in the application of optical spectroscopy in fundamental plant sciences and agriculture. In this perspective paper, starting with a brief overview of the scientific and technological backgrounds of optical spectroscopy and current mainstream techniques and applications, we foresee the future development of this family of optical spectroscopic methodologies.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/997fluorescence spectroscopyhigh-throughput plant phenotypinginfrared spectroscopyimaging spectroscopynear-infrared spectroscopyprecision agriculture |
| spellingShingle | Ana M. Cavaco Andrei B. Utkin Jorge Marques da Silva Rui Guerra Making Sense of Light: The Use of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques in Plant Sciences and Agriculture Applied Sciences fluorescence spectroscopy high-throughput plant phenotyping infrared spectroscopy imaging spectroscopy near-infrared spectroscopy precision agriculture |
| title | Making Sense of Light: The Use of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques in Plant Sciences and Agriculture |
| title_full | Making Sense of Light: The Use of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques in Plant Sciences and Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Making Sense of Light: The Use of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques in Plant Sciences and Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Making Sense of Light: The Use of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques in Plant Sciences and Agriculture |
| title_short | Making Sense of Light: The Use of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques in Plant Sciences and Agriculture |
| title_sort | making sense of light the use of optical spectroscopy techniques in plant sciences and agriculture |
| topic | fluorescence spectroscopy high-throughput plant phenotyping infrared spectroscopy imaging spectroscopy near-infrared spectroscopy precision agriculture |
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