04 PHENOTron: Sensor2Plant RGB
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Contact:
Jakub Jez
Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH (VBCF)
Plant Sciences Facility (PlantS)
Dr. Bohr Gasse 3
1030 Vienna
Austria
Email: jakub.jez@vbcf.ac.at
Phone: +43664808477090
Web: https://www.viennabiocenter.org/vbcf/plant-sciences/
Web: https://youtu.be/w1lxgTvla7Y
Key facts:
Description:
| Name | PHENOTron |
|---|---|
| Location | Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna. |
| Category | Highly-controlled environment |
| Environment | Abiotic stress: frost (≥ -15°C – +30C), drought & waterlogging; adjustable light intensity & spectrum with enhanced homogeneity (LED-light: blue_405nm, blue_450nm, warm_white, red_660 & red_730nm) |
| Sensors | Senosr2Plant RGB |
| Traits | Morphometric |
| Capacity | 1260x 250mL pots |
| Limitations | RGB only, top-view only. |
| References | Jakob Weiszmann et al. (2023) Metabolome plasticity in 241 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions reveals evolutionary cold adaptation processes. Plant Physiology DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad298 |
| URL | https://www.viennabiocenter.org/vbcf/plant-sciences/phenotron/ |
The PHENOTron phenotyping platform is designed for HT top-view RGB imaging of small plants like Arabidopsis thaliana and is fully integrated into one of our high-tech phytotrons.
Phytotron features:
- Robotic, top-view, sensor-to-plant phenotyping system
- Abiotic stress: cold (≥ -15°C), drought & waterlogging
- Adjustable light intensity & spectrum with enhanced homogeneity (LED-light: blue_405nm, blue_450nm, warm_white, red_660 & red_730nm)
- Capacity: 1260 plants