Composite modeling of leaf shape along shoots discriminates Vitis species better than individual leaves.
Abigail E BrysonMaya Wilson BrownJoey MullinsWei DongKeivan BahmaniNolan BornowskiChristina ChiuPhilip EngelgauBethany GettingsFabio Gomez CanoLuke M GregoryAnna C HaberDonghee HohEmily J TallerdayZhongjie JiPrabhjot KaurSunil K Kenchanmane RajuYunfei LongSerena G LotreckDavis T MathieuThilanka RanaweeraEleanore J RitterRie SadoharaRobert Z ShroteKaila E SmithScott J TeresiJulian VenegasHao WangMcKena L WilsonAlyssa R TarrantMargaret H FrankZoë MigicovskyJyothi KumarRobert VanBurenJason P LondoDaniel H ChitwoodPublished in: Applications in plant sciences (2020)
Observations of individual leaf shape fail to capture the true diversity between species. Composite leaf shape-an assemblage of modeled leaf snapshots across the shoot-is a better representation of the dynamic and essential shapes of leaves, in addition to serving as a better predictor of species identity than individual leaves.
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