Review: New sensors and data-driven approaches—A path to next generation phenomics☆

Highlights • Strategies for future high throughput, non-destructive and cost-efficient measurement of plant traits are highlighted.• Use of low-cost and DIY approaches in phenomics provides opportunities for rapid prototyping and sensor development.• Robust protocols, data harmonization and provenance are critical to allow data reuse and cross validation of phenotypes.• Below-ground phenotyping is a major bottleneck and new technologies allowing the measurement of root-related traits are needed.

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