U.S.-Hungary Research on Morphometric System for Seed Classification and Identification

INT 9515496 Rovner北卡罗来纳州立大学的Irwin Rovner博士和匈牙利考古研究所的Ferenc Gyulai博士的这一美国-匈牙利合作项目将为制作一份以欧洲种子为特色的完整的、形态测量的种子地图集奠定基础。研究人员使用的形态测量的主要定量参数将包括对几个形状因素、地形特征和尺寸测量的测量。其目的是以比常规来源更高的精确度来制作基准。这项对欧洲种子种群的形态计量分析将采用具有分类和识别能力的交互式计算机辅助图像分析系统。地图集的初步编制工作将利用匈牙利农业博物馆收集的代表15,000至20,000个分类群的主要种子参考资料。这些收藏品包括现代种子种群以及许多来自遗址的考古种子收藏品，这些遗址涵盖了从新石器时代到中世纪时期的七到八千年的序列。这些匈牙利的收藏品将被转移到北卡罗来纳州立大学进行计算机图像分析，在那里将对影响种子形态的因素进行额外的对照研究。除了获得广泛的欧洲收集的自动参考的好处外，预计结果还将产生一个参考工具，可广泛用于基础研究以及环境和商业应用的许多领域的种子鉴定和分析。这个系统植物生物学项目通过使美国和东欧的专家能够结合互补的人才，并在相互感兴趣和能力很强的领域共享研究资源，实现了促进科学知识的计划目标。?？

INT 9515496 Rovner This U.S.-Hungary cooperative project between Dr. Irwin Rovner of North Carolina State University and Dr. Ferenc Gyulai of the Hungarian Institute of Archaeology will lay groundwork for an atuomated, morphometric seed atlas featuring seeds of Europe. The primary quantitative parameters of morphometry employed by the researchers will include measurements of several shape factors, topographical features, and size measurement. The intent is to produce a reference with greater precision than available in conventional sources. This morphometric analysis of European seed populations will employ an interactive, computer assisted image analysis system which possesses capabilities for classification and identification. Initial efforts for the atlas will draw upon a major seed reference collection from the Hungarian Museum of Agriculture that represents between 15,000 and 20,000 taxa. The collection includes modern seed populations as well as many archaeological seed collections derived from sites encompassing a seven-to-eight thousand year sequence from Neolithic through Medieval periods. These Hungarian collections will be transferred for computer image analysis to North Carolina State University where additional controlled studies of factors affecting seed morphology will be conducted. In addition to the benefit of access to an automated reference for the extensive European collection, results are expected to produce a reference tool that may be broadly used for seed identification and analysis in many areas of basic research as well as environmental and commercial applications. This project in systematic plant biology fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling experts in the United States and Eastern Europe to combine complementary talents and share research resources in areas of strong mutual interest and competence. ??