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A new method for morphometric analysis of opal phytoliths from plants.

2014

Micro-morphometry has substantially gained ground in the field of phytolith analysis, but the comparability of results is limited due to the use of different methods. This paper presents a new, user-friendly method based on open-source software (FIJI) that is proposed as a step towards the introduction of a standard method. After obtaining a mask of a phytolith by making a digital drawing, 27 commonly used variables of size and shape are measured automatically. This method is not only useful for phytolith analysis, but may also be used for other fields of morphometric research. Users can furthermore customize the software tool when additional variables are required.

BiometryComputer sciencebusiness.industrySoftware toolPhytolithsComparabilityComputational BiologyImage processingPlantscomputer.software_genreField (computer science)Image analysisSoftwareMorphometric analysisMicro-morphometryPhytolithPlant CellsImage Processing Computer-AssistedFIJIData miningbusinessInstrumentationcomputerArcheobotanySoftwareMicroscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada
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