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High Throughput Image Analysis between Seed Traits Opens New Breeding Avenues in Tartary Buckwheat Germplasm

by Bo Hwan Kim^1,#, Sheikh Mansoor^2,#, Gyung Deok Han³, Ji Eun Park⁴, Wook Kim^1,*, Yong Suk Chung^2,*

1 BK21 FOUR R&E Center for Plant Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
2 Department of Plant Resources and Environment, Jeju National University, Jeju, 63243, Republic of Korea
3 Department of Practical Course Education, Cheongju National University of Education, Cheongju, 28708, Republic of Korea
4 National Agrobiodiversity Center, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Jeonju, 54875, Republic of Korea

* Corresponding Authors: Wook Kim. Email: ; Yong Suk Chung. Email:
# These two authors contributed equally to this work

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2024, 93(9), 2339-2347. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2024.056439

Received 23 July 2024; Accepted 21 August 2024; Issue published 30 September 2024

Abstract

Recognizing the variation of genetic resources is the first step in selection. One of the most important variations in grain crops is the uniformity of seed grain weight, which can be converted into seed size. However, it has been challenging since it needs high labor costs and time to measure it on a large scale. The current study used an image analysis technique to measure the grain seed area of about 100 seeds per accession with 64 germplasm of Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) to study variation among and within them. To understand the nature of variation, skewness and kurtosis analysis of probability density function curve for seed area were used. As a result, a large variation among and within accessions was found. This means that the seed sizes within an accession are not uniform in this given cleistogamous species due to its non-uniform flowering time. This implies that the seed size should be considered an important factor for the germplasm enhancement program.

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