Metelkin. My friend. Nice to meet

So, look what a green friend has grown here. This is Metelkin. Because of it looks like panicle. Green and fluffy. It has grown up. To my surprise. And, now, he is so beautiful and green here. It is so good when there are lots of green and good and kind friends.

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Transforming rice phenotyping: Advanced deep learning models enhance panicle analysis and nitrogen impact studies

Rice is crucial for global food security, providing sustenance for half of the world's population. Its production, particularly influenced by environmental factors during the heading-flowering stage, affects crucial growth traits. Traditional phenotyping methods are inefficient for large-scale analysis, necessitating advanced, accurate monitoring solutions.

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#December 2, 1879
#OTD Ferdinand Jakob Lindheimer, Father of #Texas #Botany, died.

In 1842, #Lindheimer wrote to #Botanist George #Engelmann:

"I am sending 180 #Plants collected in the #Spring of 1840...
Send me the #Names soon so that I don't have to keep creating #Nicknames, especially for the #Grasses; for instance, Narrow #Ear, #Panicle Ear, Long Ear, Twin Ear..."

Lindheimer discovered several hundred new #Plant #Species in Texas.
He is remembered in many plant #Names.

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