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Prof, Depts Plant Biol and Crop Sci, Inst for Genomic Biology, Uni of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Projects: @CABBIbio @AIFARMs @foxymillet @rootsinthefield

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RT @PlantPhys: Breaking the barrier of human-annotated training data for machine learning-aided plant research using aerial imagery (Sebast….
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RT @CABBIbio: A team led by CABBI Director Andrew Leakey & Postdoc Sebastian Varela created a machine-learning tool that can teach itself t….
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Breaking the barrier of human-annotated training data for machine learning-aided plant research using aerial imagery
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Machine learning approach accelerates plant phenotyping by reducing large amounts of human-annotated data, enabling faster and more efficient detection of
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RT @theNASciences: Newly elected NAS international member Keiko U. Torii of @TexasScience investigates how positional cues influence cell-f….
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Happy to share news of our work to develop a new AI approach that is easier to train and easier to adopt for for phenotyping in plant science and crop breeding. @PlantPhys @CABBIbio @DigitalAgUIUC @NAPPN_org @I_P_P_N @ASPB
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please share - 2 postdoc positions available - molecular physiology of stomata and plant water use of efficiency.@RIPEproject @ASPB @Stomata_Tweets @PlantPhys
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RT @CABBIbio: A CABBI team used foxtail mosaic virus for gene-editing in #sorghum, highlighting the potential to bypass tissue culture for….
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RT @CABBIbio: (2/2) This energy-efficient facility has a solar array funded by generous support from @ssc_illinois!.Thanks to Provost John….
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RT @CABBIbio: We joined our @UofIllinois partners today to celebrate the grand opening of the Plant Biology Innovation Greenhouse at @UIRes….
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RT @CABBIbio: (2/2) The CABBI team's research on improved water use efficiency in C4 bioenergy crops is outlined in two papers published to….
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RT @CABBIbio: Drought stress has long limited crop production worldwide, a problem exacerbated by climate change. A team led by CABBI Dire….
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Does anyone have Bartz minirhizotron camera controllers they are no longer using? Please get in touch by email (leakey@illinois.edu) if you might be willing to sell/share/donate them. #root_phenotyping.
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So exciting to hear that this experiment is close to starting!
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After years of delay, researchers are ready to inject carbon dioxide into jungle plots.
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RT @NewsAtIllinois: An #ILLINOIS led study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space. “This work is motivate….
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Thank you to the @UofIllinois @CABBIbio team members who joined me in presenting our science to the "SAF in Illinois" conference organized by @Intersect_IL @ilcorn @ama_today
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RT @EMSLscience: 👏 Introducing the fiscal year 2024 awardees of the @EMSLscience Exploratory Research proposal call!. Read about the 17 awa….
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RT @NP_EiC: Applications are now open for New Phytologist next generation scientists 2024, to be held in June at Duke University, NC, USA.….
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RT @CABBIbio: A #CABBI-led research team has published the first known study synthesizing commercially valuable potassium sorbate directly….
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RT @CABBIbio: @PNASNews @ainsy28 @iBioIllinois @USDA_ARS And more succinct details in the @ENERGY science highlight slide! .
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RT @CABBIbio: Link to the full paper on the effects of elevated ozone on soybean, snap bean, maize and C4 bioenergy grasses in @PNASNews, l….
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The deleterious effects of ozone (O3) pollution on crop physiology, yield, and productivity are widely acknowledged. It has also been assumed that ...
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