Course Information

Plant systems are dynamic in space and time across multiple organizational levels. Modern image processing provides unprecedented insights into 2D and 3D aspects of plant anatomical features and their impact on plant hydraulic function. X-ray tomography scans collected for various organ types (leaf, stem, root) will serve as training datasets to obtain hands-on experience in digital image processing using open source software packages.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Apply fundamental image processing techniques
• Identify software packages for image segmentation and 3-D visualization
• Extract quantitative data from 2D and 3D digital images
• Develop image processing workflows

Course Structure

The course will meet in person to stimulate in-class learning activities. The course will meet once a week (Thursdays from 13:00 to 16:00, ORCH 4072 ). Each weekly session will be divided into three parts: i) Theory and principles, ii) Problem-based learning activities, iii) Group discussions and applications. Personal computer access is required.

Thorsten Knipfer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Plant Physiology
The University of British Columbia
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
MacMillan Building (Room 321)
Tel: 604 822 1219
Email: thorsten.knipfer@ubc.ca
https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/thorsten-knipfer/
https://pwr.landfood.ubc.ca/