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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Advancements in 3D Reconstruction for Plant Phenotyping: Technologies, Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions.

Partho Ghose, Al Bashir, Azlan Zahid

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Partho GhoseDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University System, Dallas, TX 75252, USA.
Al BashirDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University System, Dallas, TX 75252, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2168-2840
Azlan ZahidDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University System, Dallas, TX 75252, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6202-8680

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in 3D reconstruction technologies have significantly transformed plant phenotyping, enabling precise, scalable, and automated trait extraction. Traditional manual phenotyping methods are increasingly being replaced by image-based approaches, such as photogrammetry, LiDAR, RGB-D sensing, and deep learning (DL)-based techniques. These tools allow for non-destructive, high-throughput measurements of plant morphology, structure, and physiological traits. This review synthesizes the state of the art in 3D reconstruction methods, including conventional geometric algorithms and emerging DL methods, and evaluates their application across diverse plant species. In addition, we discuss the sensing modalities, evaluation metrics, and crop-specific deployments. Although promising, current technologies still face challenges in terms of computational efficiency, scalability to outdoor environments, and generalizability across crop types. This review concludes by identifying research gaps and future directions for making real-time, field-deployable 3D phenotyping systems.

Indexed as

Imaging, Three-DimensionalPlantsAlgorithmsDeep LearningPhenotypePhotogrammetry3D reconstructiondeep learningplant phenotypingsensors

Identifiers

PMID42122453
PMCPMC13165976

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