May 2026

4PMI Experiment - 2026

Phenotyping Calibration

Project title

4PMI Internal Experiment – Phenotyping Calibration 

Theme

Multi-species phenotyping methodology.

Researchers involved

4PMI Platform

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Objective / Protocol

Successive plant harvests combined with phenotyping measurements to establish relationships between projected shoot area extracted from images and integrative traits such as shoot biomass and leaf area for different species and experimental conditions. Species: Pea, Lupin, Faba bean, Chickpea, Alfalfa, Lentil, Cowpea, Wheat, Rapeseed - Genotypes: 1 to 2 per species - Growth system: Pots and RhizoTubes (n = 475) - Substrate: Clay beads / attapulgite mixture - Duration: 40 days