X-ray imaging and chemical analysis of plant roots
US10436721B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V5/226
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A linear x-ray tube having one or more x-ray sources is configured for insertion into the soil in proximity to a root system of a plant for emission of an x-ray beam detected by a linear array of one or more x-ray detectors. The linear x-ray tube and detector array may be inserted into rhizotrons previously inserted into the soil. Various combinations of multiple x-ray tubes and/or detector arrays may be utilized to customize the x-ray imaging of the root system.
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