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Möller, B.* ; Chen, H.* ; Schmidt, T.* ; Zieschank, A.* ; Patzak, R.* ; Türke, M. ; Weigelt, A.* ; Posch, S.*

rhizoTrak: A flexible open source Fiji plugin for user-friendly manual annotation of time-series images from minirhizotrons.

Plant Soil 444, 519-534 (2019)
Postprint DOI
Open Access Green
Background and aims Minirhizotrons are commonly used to study root turnover which is essential for understanding ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycling. Yet, extracting data from minirhizotron images requires extensive annotation effort. Existing annotation tools often lack flexibility and provide only a subset of the required functionality. To facilitate efficient root annotation in minirhizotrons, we present the user-friendly open source tool rhizoTrak. Methods and results rhizoTrak builds on TrakEM2 and is publicly available as Fiji plugin. It uses treelines to represent branching structures in roots and assigns customizable status labels per root segment. rhizoTrak offers configuration options for visualization and various functions for root annotation mostly accessible via keyboard shortcuts. rhizoTrak allows time-series data import and particularly supports easy handling and annotation of time-series images. This is facilitated via explicit temporal links (connectors) between roots which are automatically generated when copying annotations from one image to the next. rhizoTrak includes automatic consistency checks and guided procedures for resolving inconsistencies. It facilitates easy data exchange with other software by supporting open data formats. Conclusions rhizoTrak covers the full range of functions required for user-friendly and efficient annotation of time-series images. Its flexibility and open source nature will foster efficient data acquisition procedures in root studies using minirhizotrons.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Minirhizotron Images ; Time-series ; Manual Annotation ; Open Source ; Free ; Platform-independent; Fine Roots; Biomass
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0032-079X
e-ISSN 1573-5036
Zeitschrift Plant and Soil
Quellenangaben Band: 444, Heft: 1-2, Seiten: 519-534 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Springer
Verlagsort Van Godewijckstraat 30, 3311 Gz Dordrecht, Netherlands
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI)