Method and apparatus to image biological interactions in plants
US9217744B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/56961
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method to dynamically image the actual translocation of molecular compounds of interest in a plant root, root system, and rhizosphere without disturbing the root or the soil. The technique makes use of radioactive isotopes as tracers to label molecules of interest and to image their distribution in the plant and/or soil. The method allows for the study and imaging of various biological and biochemical interactions in the rhizosphere of a plant, including, but not limited to, mycorrhizal associations in such regions.
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