Nested Hierarchical Functional Data Modeling and Inference for the Analysis of Functional Plant Phenotypes
植物功能表型分析的嵌套分层函数数据建模与推断
In a plant science Root Image Study, the process of seedling roots bending in response to gravity is recorded using digital cameras, and the bending rates are modeled as functional plant phenotype data. The functional phenotypes are collected from seeds representing a large variety of genotypes and have a three-level nested hierarchical structure, with seeds nested in groups nested in genotypes. The seeds are imaged on different days of the lunar cycle, and an important…