Plant Identification Through Images: Using Feature Extraction of Key Points on Leaf Contours

• Published in: Applications in plant sciences Vol. 1; no. 11; pp. 1200005 - 1200013
• Main Authors: Gwo, Chih-Ying, Wei, Chia-Hung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Botanical Society of America 01.11.2013; Wiley
• Subjects: APPLICATION ARTICLES; botanists; classifier of statistical model; correlation; edge detection; feature extraction; leaf recognition; leaves; plant identification; species identification; statistical models; leaf recognition; classifier of statistical model; edge detection; feature extraction

Premise of the study: Because plant identification demands extensive knowledge and complex terminologies, even professional botanists require significant time in the field for mastery of the subject. As plant leaves are normally regarded as possessing useful characteristics for species identificatio...