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  • Numerical method trumps descriptive approach to classifying pollen grains

    A team of researchers at the University of Illinois used scanning electron microscopy to produce detailed images of whole pollen grains like that of the Poa australis species shown here, left. A computer program then used the high-resolution grain surface patterns, right, to classify and identify the species of grass pollen.

    A team of researchers at the University of Illinois used scanning electron microscopy to produce detailed images of whole pollen grains like that of the Poa australis species shown here, left. A computer program then used the high-resolution grain surface patterns, right, to classify and identify the species of grass pollen.

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  • To reach Surangi Punyasena, call 217-244-8049; email punyasena@life.illinois.edu. The paper, “Classification of Grass Pollen Through the Quantitative Analysis of Surface Ornamentation and Texture,” is available online or from the U. of I. News Bureau.