Publications by authors named "Grace Handy"
Plant Methods
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the challenges of manually analyzing root dynamics using images, highlighting issues like time consumption and annotator bias, especially in complex forest soils.
- AI tools, specifically a convolutional neural network (CNN), were tested for their ability to analyze root lengths in a diverse forest setting, but showed limitations in accuracy and precision compared to human experts.
- Results indicated that less experienced annotators overestimate root lengths, while the CNN model, though faster, still lacked the accuracy needed for ecological research, suggesting the need for further refinement of AI tools for natural environments.*
