User stories: Plant Biology

The ability of Terahertz Imaging to visualize the water content in small objects makes it the ideal technique to non…

Xylella fastidiosa is a vector-borne gram-negative xylem-limited bacterium native to the Americas, affecting more than 650 plant species, including crops of major economic importance. The bacterial sequence…

Seed quality is absolutely key to the success of both agronomically relevant crops and forest tree species used for restoration strategies. Forest restoration activities,…

Working on plant biology? Want to detect leaf water stress or assess the quality of dry fruits like chestnuts and hazelnuts? TeraHertz Imaging could…

Katerina Kaduchova is a PhD student at the Centre of Plant Structural & Functional Genomics, Institute of Experimental Biology, Czech…

Trying to understand optimum growth conditions for small to mid-size crop plants? Studying the impact of drought and other climate factors? Need to perform…

It all started at the Molecular and Biophysical Bases of Photosynthesis Conference held in Venice in May 2022. Sara Natale, then a PhD researcher…

What better place to bring your plant imaging project than to DIMP Neuromed Node, located in the Technology…

Imaging living plants has always been challenging. Most microscopes place the sample horizontally – while plants grow vertically. But scientists at Czech Republic’s Institute…

Imaging living plants as they grow has traditionally been very difficult as almost all microscopes place the sample horizontally but plants grow vertically. This…

Imaging technologies can help scientists understand how plant tissues respond to stress, such as drought, heat, or other environmental factors. Characterising the mechanical properties…