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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Proxima Green: RGB Color Metrics for Turfgrass Phenotyping in Controlled Conditions.

Matthew M Conley, Reagan W Hejl, Julia Farias, Desalegn D Serba, Dong Wang, Clinton F Williams

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Matthew M ConleyUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5221-7576
Reagan W HejlUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA.
Julia FariasUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2268-5501
Desalegn D SerbaUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA.
Dong WangUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA.
Clinton F WilliamsUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2554-5061

Funding

U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center CRIS: 2020 21500 001 000D
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Turfgrass phenotyping relies heavily on visual quality (VQ) ratings and RGB indices like DGCI, but these are limited by observer subjectivity, coarse ordinal scales, or ratio formulations that do not reflect perceptual color differences. Hyperspectral and machine-learning tools overcome some limitations but remain costly and difficult to generalize, motivating the need for scalable and interpretable RGB color metrics. We introduce ΔEg, a perceptually anchored CIELAB ΔE distance from an ideal green that provides a continuous and interpretable measure of canopy color evaluated alongside a panel of RGB-derived metrics. A 3 × 3 nitrogen × irrigation greenhouse experiment using hybrid bermudagrass (TifTuf,

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CynodonPoaceaeChlorophyllColorPhenotypePlant LeavesChlorophyllchromatic textureCIELAB ΔECIELUVperceptual color metricsRGB imagingstress detectionturfgrass phenotypingvegetation color sensing

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PMID42590593
PMCPMC13470076

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