Abstract: A method is provided for evaluating plant roots, comprising (i) growing a plant in a substantially transparent container charged with a particulate, non-transparent growing medium; and (ii) evaluating plant roots through said transparent container by digital imaging. An apparatus for evaluating plant roots in a high throughput manner is also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 14, 2012
Publication date:
March 21, 2013
Applicant:
Corp Design N.V.
Inventors:
Pierre Lejeune, Willem Broekaert, Frederik Leyns, Frederik Dhont
Abstract: A method is provided comprising (i) growing a plant in a substantially transparent container charged with a particulate, non-transparent growing medium; and (ii) evaluating plant roots through said transparent container by digital imaging. An apparatus for evaluating plant roots in a high throughput manner is also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 8, 2005
Publication date:
December 20, 2007
Applicant:
Corp Design N.V.
Inventors:
Pierre Lejeune, Willem Broekaert, Frederik Leyns, Frederik Dhont