Identification of foliage plants Heuchera based on electrochemical profile of active molecules
Yuhong Zheng, Xiaolong Li, Fugui Han, Li Fu, Jinbo Sun
Abstract
An electrochemical profile of plant tissue can reflect the genetic differences among different plants. In this work, the electrochemical profiles were used to identify 12 Heuchera cultivars. Leaf extracts of Heuchera ‘Rio’, Heuchera ‘Tapestry’, Heuchera ‘Caramel’, Heuchera ‘Paris’, Heuchera ‘Huashiliu’, Heuchera ‘Cherry Cola’, Heuchera ‘Tiramisu’, Heuchera ‘Obsidian’, Heuchera ‘Midnight Ruffles’, Heuchera ‘Electra’, Heuchera ‘Georgia Peach’ and Heuchera ‘Red Wine’ were prepared for recording the electrochemical profiles. These electrochemical profiles were used to construct different pattern recognition strategies and to identify cultivars. The identification of patterns was more accurate than that of individual electrochemical profiles.