Research project
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PhenoHUB: A Mobile Toolkit for Digital Plant Phenotyping
A January 2026 snapshot of a WeChat Mini Program combining field utilities, weather queries, image tools, and experimental AI assistants.
RESEARCH NOTEBOOK
Research notes for measurable, reproducible science.
Practical field notes at the intersection of artificial intelligence, plant phenotyping, imaging, and scientific software.
- 19
- field notes
- 2021–2026
- research timeline
- 3 pages
- curated reading
LATEST NOTES
Ideas, methods, and working systems
Concise project records and technical guides, revised to separate verified results from experimental workflows.
Workflow
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Botanical Extract AI Pro: An Experimental Background-Isolation Workflow
An experimental web and batch workflow for placing plants on white backgrounds with multimodal image models, including scientific and privacy limitations.
Research project
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MCTP: A Multi-Modal Crop Phenotyping Workspace
A desktop workspace for hyperspectral, LiDAR, RGB, and thermal crop-phenotyping workflows, with clear boundaries between shared UI and cross-modal fusion.
Research project
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Predicting Leaf BRDF from Phenotypic Traits
A peer-reviewed framework combining directional spectroscopy, BRDF fitting, phenotypic traits, ensemble learning, and canopy ray tracing in four species.
Technical guide
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Local AI Assistants and Agents: A Secure, Reproducible Deployment Guide
A practical path from a local Ollama assistant to retrieval and controlled tool use, with explicit privacy, security, versioning, and deployment boundaries.
Technical guide
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Local Image Quantification in Python: An Experimental, Auditable Workflow
A compact OpenCV workflow for segmenting isolated biological samples, exporting pixel and calibrated size descriptors, and documenting the validation required before scientific use.
Reference
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From Manuscript to Publication: A Practical Guide for Researchers
A concise, publisher-neutral guide to journal selection, manuscript preparation, submission, peer review, publication status, research integrity, and post-publication maintenance.
Technical guide
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Hunyuan3D-1 for Plant Images: A Reproducible Exploration Guide
A version-specific, evidence-aware workflow for generating exploratory plant meshes with Hunyuan3D-1 and validating why generative 3D output is not automatically a phenotype measurement.
Workflow
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UAV 3D Crop Phenotyping: From CCO Acquisition to Validated Traits
A field-to-analysis workflow for Cross-Circular Oblique UAV acquisition, SfM reconstruction, spatial referencing, point-cloud phenotyping, and honest model validation.