Application Cases

Category: Leaf- and Shoot Phenotyping, Root Phenotyping, Seed- and Seedling Phenotyping (Seed Testing)

Phenotyping of germinating seedlings comprises assessments of germination tests on moist paper. The core scope is to determinate the germination rate, but measurements on seedling phenotypes, and the temporal development of seedlingd delivers further data. This can be used to rate seedling quality and viability. Seed germination phenotyping is a typical task in seed laboratories, for instance at seed breeding companies, gene banks, or in seed testing facilities.

Category: Root Phenotyping

Root phenotyping - usually combined with shoot phenotyping - of plants grown in rhizotrons combines an access to the root system with a soil-based cultivation. It enables monitoring root growth, root system properties, and detemining the root density in soil layers. Analytical factors comprise root length, root system width and depth, root branching, root growth direction, root curvature, or root density per soil layers. Root phenotyping serves in genotype-phenotype studies, or in the assessment of plant responses to environmental factors. Root phenotypes are important in plant breeding, particularly for breeding plants adapted to harsh climatic conditions.