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    Phyllometric parameters and artificial neural networks for the identification of Banksia accessions

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    Authors
    Messina, G.
    Pandolfi, C.
    Mugnai, S.
    Azzarello, E.
    Dixon, Kingsley
    Mancuso, S.
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Messina, G. and Pandolfi, C. and Mugnai, S. and Azzarello, E. and Dixon, K. and Mancuso, S. 2009. Phyllometric parameters and artificial neural networks for the identification of Banksia accessions. Australian Systematic Botany. 22 (1): pp. 31-38.
    Source Title
    Australian Systematic Botany
    DOI
    10.1071/SB08003
    ISSN
    1030-1887
    School
    Department of Environment and Agriculture
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4681
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Taxonomic identification is traditionally carried out with dichotomous keys, or at least computer-based identification keys, often on the basis of subjective visual assessment and frequently unable to detect small differences at subspecies and varietal ranks. The aims of the present work were to (1) clearly discriminate a wide group of accessions (species, subspecies and varieties) belonging to the genus Banksia on the basis of 14 phyllometric parameters determined by image analysis of the leaves, and (2) unequivocally identify the accessions with a relatively simple back-propagation neural-network (BPNN) architecture (single hidden layer) in order to develop a complementary method for fast botanical identification. The results indicate that this kind of network could be effectively and successfully used to discriminate among Banksia accessions, as the BPNN enabled a 93% unequivocal and correct simultaneous identification. Our BPNN had the advantage of being able to resolve subtle associations between characters, and of making incomplete data (i.e. absence of Banksia flower parameters such as the colour or size of styles) useful in species diagnostics. This method is relatively useful; it is easy to execute as no particular competences are necessary, equipment is low cost (scanner connected to a PC and software available as freeware) and data acquisition is fast and effective. © CSIRO 2009.

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