Differences in apple fruit shape are independent of fruit size

This dataset comprises over 12,000 high-resolution images of apples collected from Canada’s Apple Biodiversity Collection, housed at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Kentville Research and Development Centre. Each apple was photographed from both the top and side views, capturing more than 500 genetically unique accessions. For each image, three versions are included: the original, a colour-corrected version, and a binary (segmented) version to support various analytical applications.
Using a pseudo-landmarking approach, we determined that the primary source of morphological variation among the apples is related to shape rather than size. To support reproducibility and further analysis, the dataset also includes an initial metadata file that serves as a foundation for conducting morphological assessments., The fruit images uploaded were taken from Canada’s Apple Biodiversity Collection located at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Kentville Research and Development Centre (KRDC) in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2016. A comprehensive description of the design, maintenance, and harvest of the Canada’s Apple Biodiversity Collection can be found in Watts et al. (2021) Plants People Planet. Images were colour corrected using the included colour card and then converted into binary scans using MATLAB® (The MathWorks Inc., 2018) following the methods described by Li et al. (2022) Methods Mol Biol. A complete description of the data collection and image processing can be found in DeViller et al. (2025) The Plant Phenome Journal. , # Differences in apple fruit shape are independent of fruit size

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.xgxd254tg](10.5061/dryad.xgxd254tg)

## Description of the data and file structure

This dataset contains over 12,000 images of apples collected from Canada's Apple Biodiversity Collection located at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Kentville Research and Development Centre. Images of both the top and side of the fruit were taken from over 500 genetically unique accessions and includes the original, colour corrected, and binary versions of each image. 

The fruit images uploaded were taken from Canada’s Apple Biodiversity Collection located at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Kentville Research and Development Centre (KRDC) in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2016. A comprehensive description of the design, maintenance, and harvest of the Canada’s Apple Biodiversity Collection can be found in Watts et al. (2021) Plants People Planet. Images were colour corrected using the included colour card ...,