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RhizoTubes as a new tool for high throughput imaging of plant root development and architecture: test, comparison with pot grown plants and validation

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Title
RhizoTubes as a new tool for high throughput imaging of plant root development and architecture: test, comparison with pot grown plants and validation
Published in
Plant Methods, June 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13007-016-0131-9
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Authors

Christian Jeudy, Marielle Adrian, Christophe Baussard, Céline Bernard, Eric Bernaud, Virginie Bourion, Hughes Busset, Llorenç Cabrera-Bosquet, Frédéric Cointault, Simeng Han, Mickael Lamboeuf, Delphine Moreau, Barbara Pivato, Marion Prudent, Sophie Trouvelot, Hoai Nam Truong, Vanessa Vernoud, Anne-Sophie Voisin, Daniel Wipf, Christophe Salon

Abstract

In order to maintain high yields while saving water and preserving non-renewable resources and thus limiting the use of chemical fertilizer, it is crucial to select plants with more efficient root systems. This could be achieved through an optimization of both root architecture and root uptake ability and/or through the improvement of positive plant interactions with microorganisms in the rhizosphere. The development of devices suitable for high-throughput phenotyping of root structures remains a major bottleneck. Rhizotrons suitable for plant growth in controlled conditions and non-invasive image acquisition of plant shoot and root systems (RhizoTubes) are described. These RhizoTubes allow growing one to six plants simultaneously, having a maximum height of 1.1 m, up to 8 weeks, depending on plant species. Both shoot and root compartment can be imaged automatically and non-destructively throughout the experiment thanks to an imaging cabin (RhizoCab). RhizoCab contains robots and imaging equipment for obtaining high-resolution pictures of plant roots. Using this versatile experimental setup, we illustrate how some morphometric root traits can be determined for various species including model (Medicago truncatula), crops (Pisum sativum, Brassica napus, Vitis vinifera, Triticum aestivum) and weed (Vulpia myuros) species grown under non-limiting conditions or submitted to various abiotic and biotic constraints. The measurement of the root phenotypic traits using this system was compared to that obtained using "classic" growth conditions in pots. This integrated system, to include 1200 Rhizotubes, will allow high-throughput phenotyping of plant shoots and roots under various abiotic and biotic environmental conditions. Our system allows an easy visualization or extraction of roots and measurement of root traits for high-throughput or kinetic analyses. The utility of this system for studying root system architecture will greatly facilitate the identification of genetic and environmental determinants of key root traits involved in crop responses to stresses, including interactions with soil microorganisms.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Australia 1 <1%
Unknown 180 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 49 27%
Student > Ph. D. Student 35 19%
Student > Master 21 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 5%
Student > Bachelor 9 5%
Other 30 17%
Unknown 28 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 99 55%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 5%
Environmental Science 9 5%
Engineering 7 4%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 4 2%
Other 20 11%
Unknown 33 18%
Attention Score in Context

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#1,675,082
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