| Summary: | The development and use of automated procedures of non- or minimal invasive monitoring of plant traits and features opens new opportunities for the identification of genetic factors determining plant characteristics and performance parameters, for the investigation of environmental effects on trait expression, for the selection of individuals or lines with preferred features from large populations, for the optimization of plant production systems, and for the recognition of novel uses of plants. This is achieved through development and application of precise and unbiased measurement procedures (not influenced by human perception), which (ideally) are amenable to high-throughput approaches. They enable more accurate and much larger scale investigations or screenings than hitherto possible, they allow the detection of features that previously could not be assessed, and they offer access to monitoring and quantification of dynamic processes through repeated measurements over time. To this end, (novel) sensor and detection systems have to be developed and an implemented, automation procedures have to be adapted and established, corresponding facilities have to be constructed and installed, which support monitoring and/or simulation of certain environmental parameters (in addition to the measurement of plant features) and effective data analysis tools have to be developed and implemented.
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