FloralArea: AI-powered algorithm for automated calculation of floral area from flower images to support plant and pollinator research

• Edward I. Amoah ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: eai6@psu.edu (EIA); cmg25@psu.edu (CMG)

  Affiliations Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Entomology, Center for Pollinator Research, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3512-9584

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• Khayri White,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Undergraduate Degree Program in Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Howard University, Howard, Washington District of Columbia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5638-4350

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• Harland M. Patch,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Entomology, Center for Pollinator Research, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Christina M. Grozinger

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: eai6@psu.edu (EIA); cmg25@psu.edu (CMG)

  Affiliation Department of Entomology, Center for Pollinator Research, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5738-1201

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