Genotype describes genetic information, while Phenotype describes how a lifeform grows

 

In-field characterization of plants, growing in the natural environment under controlled treatments, using a basic non-destructive plant height, temperature, and color, "tri-metric" core phenotyping continuous measurement approach, aboard a geo-referenced mobile platform, informs our USDA ARS ALARC Plant Group phenomics research as a field phenotyping technical method in rapid electronic proximal sensing irrigated agricultural crops, all beneath a bright Arizona sun, on the University of Arizona Maricopa Agricultural Center farm USA, and in collaboration with a talented community of interested researchers, professionals and students.

 

We call it FB-HTPP, Field-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping of Plants, and there is a long list of scientists and engineers who have contributed to building the program success as it stands currently.