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Nakhforoosh A, Hallin E, Karunakaran C, Korbas M, Stobbs J, Kochian L. Visualization and Quantitative Evaluation of Functional Structures of Soybean Root Nodules via Synchrotron X-ray Imaging. PLANT PHENOMICS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2024; 6:0203. [PMID: 39021394 PMCID: PMC11254386 DOI: 10.34133/plantphenomics.0203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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The efficiency of N2-fixation in legume-rhizobia symbiosis is a function of root nodule activity. Nodules consist of 2 functionally important tissues: (a) a central infected zone (CIZ), colonized by rhizobia bacteria, which serves as the site of N2-fixation, and (b) vascular bundles (VBs), serving as conduits for the transport of water, nutrients, and fixed nitrogen compounds between the nodules and plant. A quantitative evaluation of these tissues is essential to unravel their functional importance in N2-fixation. Employing synchrotron-based x-ray microcomputed tomography (SR-μCT) at submicron resolutions, we obtained high-quality tomograms of fresh soybean root nodules in a non-invasive manner. A semi-automated segmentation algorithm was employed to generate 3-dimensional (3D) models of the internal root nodule structure of the CIZ and VBs, and their volumes were quantified based on the reconstructed 3D structures. Furthermore, synchrotron x-ray fluorescence imaging revealed a distinctive localization of Fe within CIZ tissue and Zn within VBs, allowing for their visualization in 2 dimensions. This study represents a pioneer application of the SR-μCT technique for volumetric quantification of CIZ and VB tissues in fresh, intact soybean root nodules. The proposed methods enable the exploitation of root nodule's anatomical features as novel traits in breeding, aiming to enhance N2-fixation through improved root nodule activity.
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- Global Institute for Food Security, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4L8, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, SK S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Global Institute for Food Security, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4L8, Canada
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Boulc'h PN, Collewet G, Guillon B, Quellec S, Leport L, Musse M. Quantitative MRI imaging of parenchyma and venation networks in Brassica napus leaves: effects of development and dehydration. PLANT METHODS 2024; 20:69. [PMID: 38741140 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-024-01187-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Characterisation of the structure and water status of leaf tissues is essential to the understanding of leaf hydraulic functioning under optimal and stressed conditions. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is unique in its capacity to access this information in a spatially resolved, non-invasive and non-destructive way. The purpose of this study was to develop an original approach based on transverse relaxation mapping by Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the detection of changes in water status and distribution at cell and tissue levels in Brassica napus leaves during blade development and dehydration. RESULTS By combining transverse relaxation maps with a classification scheme, we were able to distinguish specific zones of areoles and veins. The tissue heterogeneity observed in young leaves still occurred in mature and senescent leaves, but with different distributions of T2 values in accordance with the basipetal progression of leaf blade development, revealing changes in tissue structure. When subjected to severe water stress, all blade zones showed similar behaviours. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the great potential of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in assessing information on the structure and water status of leaves. The feasibility of in planta leaf measurements was demonstrated, opening up many opportunities for the investigation of leaf structure and hydraulic functioning during development and/or in response to abiotic stresses.
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- Pierre-Nicolas Boulc'h
- UR Optimisation des Procédés en Agro-alimentaire, Agriculture et Environnement (OPAALE), INRAE, 35000, Rennes, France
- UMR Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes (IGEPP), INRAE, Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, Univ Rennes, 35653, Le Rheu, France
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- UR Optimisation des Procédés en Agro-alimentaire, Agriculture et Environnement (OPAALE), INRAE, 35000, Rennes, France
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- UR Optimisation des Procédés en Agro-alimentaire, Agriculture et Environnement (OPAALE), INRAE, 35000, Rennes, France
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- UR Optimisation des Procédés en Agro-alimentaire, Agriculture et Environnement (OPAALE), INRAE, 35000, Rennes, France
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- UMR Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes (IGEPP), INRAE, Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, Univ Rennes, 35653, Le Rheu, France
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- UR Optimisation des Procédés en Agro-alimentaire, Agriculture et Environnement (OPAALE), INRAE, 35000, Rennes, France.
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Gao C, Marker SJV, Gundlach C, Poulsen HF, Bohr T, Schulz A. Tracing the opposing assimilate and nutrient flows in live conifer needles. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:6677-6691. [PMID: 37668473 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The vasculature along conifer needles is fundamentally different from that in angiosperm leaves as it contains a unique transfusion tissue inside the bundle sheath. In this study, we used specific tracers to identify the pathway of photoassimilates from mesophyll to phloem, and the opposing pathway of nutrients from xylem to mesophyll. For symplasmic transport we applied esculin to the tip of attached pine needles and followed its movement down the phloem. For apoplasmic transport we let detached needles take up a membrane-impermeable contrast agent and used micro-X-ray computed tomography to map critical water exchange interfaces and domain borders. Microscopy and segmentation of the X-ray data enabled us to render and quantify the functional 3D structure of the water-filled apoplasm and the complementary symplasmic domain. The transfusion tracheid system formed a sponge-like apoplasmic domain that was blocked at the bundle sheath. Transfusion parenchyma cell chains bridged this domain as tortuous symplasmic pathways with strong local anisotropy which, as evidenced by the accumulation of esculin, pointed to the phloem flanks as the preferred phloem-loading path. Simple estimates supported a pivotal role of the bundle sheath, showing that a bidirectional movement of nutrient ions and assimilates is feasible and emphasizing the role of the bundle sheath in nutrient and assimilate exchange.
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- Chen Gao
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark. Fysikvej, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark. Fysikvej, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark. Fysikvej, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark. Fysikvej, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Cota-Sánchez JH, Falconer DJ, de Almeida OJG, Stobbs JA, Vera-Vélez R, Rice RS, Belliveau NA. Synchrotron micro-computed tomography unveils the three-dimensional structure and origin of staminodes in the Plains Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (Cactaceae). PROTOPLASMA 2023; 260:1303-1312. [PMID: 36890289 PMCID: PMC9995257 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-023-01846-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Floral appendages display an array of shapes and sizes. Among these organs, staminodes are morphologically diverse structures that have lost the ability to produce pollen, but in some instances, they produce fertile pollen grains. In the family Cactaceae staminodes are uncommon and range from simple linear to flat to spatulate structures, but studies describing their structural attributes are scanty. This study highlights the advantages of synchrotron radiation for sample preparation and as a research tool for plant biology. It describes the internal morphology of floral parts, particularly stamen, tepal, and staminode in the Plains Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia polyacantha, using synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography (SR-μCT). It also shows the different anatomical features in reconstructed three-dimensional imaging of reproductive parts and discuss the advantages of the segmentation method to detect and characterize the configuration and intricate patterns of vascular networks and associated structures of tepal and androecial parts applying SR-μCT. This powerful technology led to substantial improvements in terms of resolution allowing a more comprehensive understanding of the anatomical organization underlying the vasculature of floral parts and inception of staminodes in O. polyacantha. Tepal and androecial parts have uniseriate epidermis enclosing loose mesophyll with mucilage secretory ducts, lumen, and scattered vascular bundles. Cryptic underlying structural attributes provide evidence of a vascularized pseudo-anther conjoint with tepals. The undefined contours of staminodial appendages (pseudo-anther) amalgamated to the tepals' blurred boundaries suggest that staminodes originate from tepals, a developmental pattern supporting the fading border model of floral organ identity for angiosperms.
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- J Hugo Cota-Sánchez
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campos do Litoral Paulista, São Vicente, SP, 11380-972, Brazil
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- Canadian Light Source Inc, 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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Abebe AM, Kim Y, Kim J, Kim SL, Baek J. Image-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping in Horticultural Crops. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2061. [PMID: 37653978 PMCID: PMC10222289 DOI: 10.3390/plants12102061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Plant phenotyping is the primary task of any plant breeding program, and accurate measurement of plant traits is essential to select genotypes with better quality, high yield, and climate resilience. The majority of currently used phenotyping techniques are destructive and time-consuming. Recently, the development of various sensors and imaging platforms for rapid and efficient quantitative measurement of plant traits has become the mainstream approach in plant phenotyping studies. Here, we reviewed the trends of image-based high-throughput phenotyping methods applied to horticultural crops. High-throughput phenotyping is carried out using various types of imaging platforms developed for indoor or field conditions. We highlighted the applications of different imaging platforms in the horticulture sector with their advantages and limitations. Furthermore, the principles and applications of commonly used imaging techniques, visible light (RGB) imaging, thermal imaging, chlorophyll fluorescence, hyperspectral imaging, and tomographic imaging for high-throughput plant phenotyping, are discussed. High-throughput phenotyping has been widely used for phenotyping various horticultural traits, which can be morphological, physiological, biochemical, yield, biotic, and abiotic stress responses. Moreover, the ability of high-throughput phenotyping with the help of various optical sensors will lead to the discovery of new phenotypic traits which need to be explored in the future. We summarized the applications of image analysis for the quantitative evaluation of various traits with several examples of horticultural crops in the literature. Finally, we summarized the current trend of high-throughput phenotyping in horticultural crops and highlighted future perspectives.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea
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Indore NS, Karunakaran C, Jayas DS. Synchrotron tomography applications in agriculture and food sciences research: a review. PLANT METHODS 2022; 18:101. [PMID: 35964094 PMCID: PMC9375343 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-022-00932-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Synchrotron imaging is widely used for research in many scientific disciplines. This article introduces the characteristics of synchrotron X-ray imaging and its applications in agriculture and food science research. The agriculture and food sector are a vast area that comprises of plants, seeds, animals, food and their products; soils with thriving microbial communities; and natural resources such as water, fertilizers, and organic matter. These entities have unique internal features, structures and compositions which differentiate them from each other in varieties, species, grades, and types. The use of a bright and tuneable monochromatic source of synchrotron imaging techniques enables researchers to study the internal features and compositions of plants, seeds, soil and food in a quick and non-destructive way to enhance their use, conservation and productivity. Synchrotron's different X-ray imaging techniques offer a wide domain of applications, which make them perfect to enhance the understanding of structures of raw and processed food products to promote food safety and security. Therefore, this paper summarizes the results of major experiments carried out with seeds, plants, soil, food and relevant areas of agricultural sciences with more emphasis on two synchrotron X-ray imaging techniques: absorption and phase-contrast imaging and computed tomography.
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- Navnath S Indore
- Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V6, Canada
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- Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V6, Canada
- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V6, Canada.
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Du J, Li B, Lu X, Yang X, Guo X, Zhao C. Quantitative phenotyping and evaluation for lettuce leaves of multiple semantic components. PLANT METHODS 2022; 18:54. [PMID: 35468831 PMCID: PMC9036747 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-022-00890-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Classification and phenotype identification of lettuce leaves urgently require fine quantification of their multi-semantic traits. Different components of lettuce leaves undertake specific physiological functions and can be quantitatively described and interpreted using their observable properties. In particular, petiole and veins determine mechanical support and material transport performance of leaves, while other components may be closely related to photosynthesis. Currently, lettuce leaf phenotyping does not accurately differentiate leaf components, and there is no comparative evaluation for positive-back of the same lettuce leaf. In addition, a few traits of leaf components can be measured manually, but it is time-consuming, laborious, and inaccurate. Although several studies have been on image-based phenotyping of leaves, there is still a lack of robust methods to extract and validate multi-semantic traits of large-scale lettuce leaves automatically. RESULTS In this study, we developed an automated phenotyping pipeline to recognize the components of detached lettuce leaves and calculate multi-semantic traits for phenotype identification. Six semantic segmentation models were constructed to extract leaf components from visible images of lettuce leaves. And then, the leaf normalization technique was used to rotate and scale different leaf sizes to the "size-free" space for consistent leaf phenotyping. A novel lamina-based approach was also utilized to determine the petiole, first-order vein, and second-order veins. The proposed pipeline contributed 30 geometry-, 20 venation-, and 216 color-based traits to characterize each lettuce leaf. Eleven manually measured traits were evaluated and demonstrated high correlations with computation results. Further, positive-back images of leaves were used to verify the accuracy of the proposed method and evaluate the trait differences. CONCLUSIONS The proposed method lays an effective strategy for quantitative analysis of detached lettuce leaves' fine structure and components. Geometry, color, and vein traits of lettuce leaf and its components can be comprehensively utilized for phenotype identification and breeding of lettuce. This study provides valuable perspectives for developing automated high-throughput phenotyping application of lettuce leaves and the improvement of agronomic traits such as effective photosynthetic area and vein configuration.
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- Jianjun Du
- Beijing Key Lab of Digital Plant, Research Center of Information Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Digital Plant, Research Center of Information Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Digital Plant, Research Center of Information Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Digital Plant, Research Center of Information Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhang Y, Peng J, Yuan X, Zhang L, Zhu D, Hong P, Wang J, Liu Q, Liu W. MFCIS: an automatic leaf-based identification pipeline for plant cultivars using deep learning and persistent homology. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:172. [PMID: 34333519 PMCID: PMC8325680 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00608-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recognizing plant cultivars reliably and efficiently can benefit plant breeders in terms of property rights protection and innovation of germplasm resources. Although leaf image-based methods have been widely adopted in plant species identification, they seldom have been applied in cultivar identification due to the high similarity of leaves among cultivars. Here, we propose an automatic leaf image-based cultivar identification pipeline called MFCIS (Multi-feature Combined Cultivar Identification System), which combines multiple leaf morphological features collected by persistent homology and a convolutional neural network (CNN). Persistent homology, a multiscale and robust method, was employed to extract the topological signatures of leaf shape, texture, and venation details. A CNN-based algorithm, the Xception network, was fine-tuned for extracting high-level leaf image features. For fruit species, we benchmarked the MFCIS pipeline on a sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) leaf dataset with >5000 leaf images from 88 varieties or unreleased selections and achieved a mean accuracy of 83.52%. For annual crop species, we applied the MFCIS pipeline to a soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) leaf dataset with 5000 leaf images of 100 cultivars or elite breeding lines collected at five growth periods. The identification models for each growth period were trained independently, and their results were combined using a score-level fusion strategy. The classification accuracy after score-level fusion was 91.4%, which is much higher than the accuracy when utilizing each growth period independently or mixing all growth periods. To facilitate the adoption of the proposed pipelines, we constructed a user-friendly web service, which is freely available at http://www.mfcis.online .
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- Yanping Zhang
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Chongqing Research Institute, Wuhan University of Technology, Chongqing, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Fruit Biotechnology Breeding, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Fruit Biotechnology Breeding, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Fruit Biotechnology Breeding, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Fruit Biotechnology Breeding, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Fruit Biotechnology Breeding, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
- Chongqing Research Institute, Wuhan University of Technology, Chongqing, China.
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Fatima A, Kataria S, Agrawal AK, Singh B, Kashyap Y, Jain M, Brestic M, Allakhverdiev SI, Rastogi A. Use of Synchrotron Phase-Sensitive Imaging for the Investigation of Magnetopriming and Solar UV-Exclusion Impact on Soybean ( Glycine max) Leaves. Cells 2021; 10:1725. [PMID: 34359895 PMCID: PMC8307725 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The combined response of exclusion of solar ultraviolet radiation (UV-A+B and UV-B) and static magnetic field (SMF) pre-treatment of 200 mT for 1 h were studied on soybean (Glycine max) leaves using synchrotron imaging. The seeds of soybean with and without SMF pre-treatment were sown in nursery bags kept in iron meshes where UV-A+B (280-400 nm) and UV-B (280-315 nm) from solar radiation were filtered through a polyester filters. Two controls were planned, one with polythene filter controls (FC)- which allows all the UV (280-400 nm); the other control had no filter used (open control-OC). Midrib regions of the intact third trifoliate leaves were imaged using the phase-contrast imaging technique at BL-4, Indus-2 synchrotron radiation source. The solar UV exclusion results suggest that ambient UV caused a reduction in leaf growth which ultimately reduced the photosynthesis in soybean seedlings, while SMF treatment caused enhancement of leaf growth along with photosynthesis even under the presence of ambient UV-B stress. The width of midrib and second-order veins, length of the second-order veins, leaf vein density, and the density of third-order veins obtained from the quantitative image analysis showed an enhancement in the leaves of plants that emerged from SMF pre-treated seeds as compared to untreated ones grown in open control and filter control conditions (in the presence of ambient UV stress). SMF pre-treated seeds along with UV-A+B and UV-B exclusion also showed significant enhancements in leaf parameters as compared to the UV excluded untreated leaves. Our results suggested that SMF-pretreatment of seeds diminishes the ambient UV-induced adverse effects on soybean.
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- Anis Fatima
- Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India; (A.K.A.); (B.S.); (Y.K.)
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- School of Biochemistry, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Khandwa Road, Indore 452001, India;
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- Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India; (A.K.A.); (B.S.); (Y.K.)
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- Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India; (A.K.A.); (B.S.); (Y.K.)
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- Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India; (A.K.A.); (B.S.); (Y.K.)
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- School of Biochemistry, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Khandwa Road, Indore 452001, India;
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia
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- K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya St. 35, 127276 Moscow, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Bioclimatology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Piątkowska 94, 60-649 Poznan, Poland;
- Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Xu H, Blonder B, Jodra M, Malhi Y, Fricker M. Automated and accurate segmentation of leaf venation networks via deep learning. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 229:631-648. [PMID: 32964424 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Leaf vein network geometry can predict levels of resource transport, defence and mechanical support that operate at different spatial scales. However, it is challenging to quantify network architecture across scales due to the difficulties both in segmenting networks from images and in extracting multiscale statistics from subsequent network graph representations. Here we developed deep learning algorithms using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to automatically segment leaf vein networks. Thirty-eight CNNs were trained on subsets of manually defined ground-truth regions from >700 leaves representing 50 southeast Asian plant families. Ensembles of six independently trained CNNs were used to segment networks from larger leaf regions (c. 100 mm2 ). Segmented networks were analysed using hierarchical loop decomposition to extract a range of statistics describing scale transitions in vein and areole geometry. The CNN approach gave a precision-recall harmonic mean of 94.5% ± 6%, outperforming other current network extraction methods, and accurately described the widths, angles and connectivity of veins. Multiscale statistics then enabled the identification of previously undescribed variation in network architecture across species. We provide a LeafVeinCNN software package to enable multiscale quantification of leaf vein networks, facilitating the comparison across species and the exploration of the functional significance of different leaf vein architectures.
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- Hao Xu
- Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, 120 Mulford Hall, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK
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- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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Scotson CP, van Veelen A, Williams KA, Koebernick N, McKay Fletcher D, Roose T. Developing a system for in vivo imaging of maize roots containing iodinated contrast media in soil using synchrotron XCT and XRF. PLANT AND SOIL 2020; 460:647-665. [PMID: 34720206 PMCID: PMC8550435 DOI: 10.1007/s11104-020-04784-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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AIMS We sought to develop a novel experimental system which enabled application of iodinated contrast media to in vivo plant roots intact in soil and was compatible with time-resolved synchrotron X-ray computed tomography imaging. The system was developed to overcome issues of low contrast to noise within X-ray computed tomography images of plant roots and soil environments, the latter of which can complicate image processing and result in the loss of anatomical information. METHODS To demonstrate the efficacy of the system we employ the novel use of both synchrotron X-ray computed tomography and synchrotron X-ray fluorescence mapping to capture the translocation of the contrast media through root vasculature into the leaves. RESULTS With the application of contrast media we identify fluid flow in root vasculature and visualise anatomical features, which are otherwise often only observable in ex vivo microscopy, including: the xylem, metaxylem, pith, fibres in aerenchyma and leaf venation. We are also able to observe interactions between aerenchyma cross sectional area and solute transport in the root vasculature with depth. CONCLUSIONS Our novel system was capable of successfully delivering sufficient contrast media into root and leaf tissues such that anatomical features could be visualised and internal fluid transport observed. We propose that our system could be used in future to study internal plant transport mechanisms and parameterise models for fluid flow in plants. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11104-020-04784-x.
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- Callum P. Scotson
- Bioengineering Sciences Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- Bioengineering Sciences Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
- Material Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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- Bioengineering Sciences Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- Bioengineering Sciences Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
- Soil Science and Soil Protection, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Seckendorff-Platz 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Bioengineering Sciences Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- Bioengineering Sciences Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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Westermeier AS, Hiss N, Speck T, Poppinga S. Functional-morphological analyses of the delicate snap-traps of the aquatic carnivorous waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa) with 2D and 3D imaging techniques. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2020; 126:1099-1107. [PMID: 32780092 PMCID: PMC7596371 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The endangered aquatic carnivorous waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa) catches prey with 3-5-mm-long underwater snap-traps. Trapping lasts 10-20 ms, which is 10-fold faster than in its famous sister, the terrestrial Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). After successful capture, the trap narrows further and forms a 'stomach' for the digestion of prey, the so-called 'sickle-shaped cavity'. To date, knowledge is very scarce regarding the deformation process during narrowing and consequent functional morphology of the trap. METHODS We performed comparative analyses of virtual 3D histology using computed tomography (CT) and conventional 2D histology. For 3D histology we established a contrasting agent-based preparation protocol tailored for delicate underwater plant tissues. KEY RESULTS Our analyses reveal new structural insights into the adaptive architecture of the complex A. vesiculosa snap-trap. In particular, we discuss in detail the arrangement of sensitive trigger hairs inside the trap and present actual 3D representations of traps with prey. In addition, we provide trap volume calculations at different narrowing stages. Furthermore, the motile zone close to the trap midrib, which is thought to promote not only the fast trap closure by hydraulics but also the subsequent trap narrowing and trap reopening, is described and discussed for the first time in its entirety. CONCLUSIONS Our research contributes to the understanding of a complex, fast and reversible underwater plant movement and supplements preparation protocols for CT analyses of other non-lignified and sensitive plant structures.
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- Anna S Westermeier
- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden (PBG), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT - Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden (PBG), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden (PBG), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT - Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden (PBG), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Hesse L, Bunk K, Leupold J, Speck T, Masselter T. Structural and functional imaging of large and opaque plant specimens. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:3659-3678. [PMID: 31188449 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Three- and four-dimensional imaging techniques are a prerequisite for spatially resolving the form-structure-function relationships in plants. However, choosing the right imaging method is a difficult and time-consuming process as the imaging principles, advantages and limitations, as well as the appropriate fields of application first need to be compared. The present study aims to provide an overview of three imaging methods that allow for imaging opaque, large and thick (>5 mm, up to several centimeters), hierarchically organized plant samples that can have complex geometries. We compare light microscopy of serial thin sections followed by 3D reconstruction (LMTS3D) as an optical imaging technique, micro-computed tomography (µ-CT) based on ionizing radiation, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which uses the natural magnetic properties of a sample for image acquisition. We discuss the most important imaging principles, advantages, and limitations, and suggest fields of application for each imaging technique (LMTS, µ-CT, and MRI) with regard to static (at a given time; 3D) and dynamic (at different time points; quasi 4D) structural and functional plant imaging.
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- Linnea Hesse
- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT - Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Freiburg, Germany
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Gan Y, Rong Y, Huang F, Hu L, Yu X, Duan P, Xiong S, Liu H, Peng J, Yuan X. Automatic hierarchy classification in venation networks using directional morphological filtering for hierarchical structure traits extraction. Comput Biol Chem 2019; 80:187-194. [PMID: 30974346 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The extraction of vein traits from venation networks is of great significance to the development of a variety of research fields, such as evolutionary biology. However, traditional studies normally target to the extraction of reticulate structure traits (ReSTs), which is not sufficient enough to distinguish the difference between vein orders. For hierarchical structure traits (HiSTs), only a few tools have made attempts with human assistance, and obviously are not practical for large-scale traits extraction. Thus, there is a necessity to develop the method of automated vein hierarchy classification, raising a new challenge yet to be addressed. We propose a novel vein hierarchy classification method based on directional morphological filtering to automatically classify vein orders. Different from traditional methods, our method classify vein orders from highly dense venation networks for the extraction of traits with ecological significance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to automatically classify vein hierarchy. To evaluate the performance of our method, we prepare a soybean transmission image dataset (STID) composed of 1200 soybean leaf images and the vein orders of these leaves are manually coarsely annotated by experts as ground truth. We apply our method to classify vein orders of each leaf in the dataset. Compared with ground truth, the proposed method achieves great performance, while the average deviation on major vein is less than 5 pixels and the average completeness on second-order veins reaches 54.28%.
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- Yangjing Gan
- Department of Computer and Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Computer and Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Computer and Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Computer and Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Computer and Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Computer and Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Computer and Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Fisheries Science, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Tibet, China
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- Department of Computer and Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Computer and Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, China.
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Pratt RB, Jacobsen AL. Identifying which conduits are moving water in woody plants: a new HRCT-based method. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 38:1200-1212. [PMID: 29660094 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpy034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In vivo imaging methods are useful for examination of plant vascular tissues, particularly in the identification of fluid vs gas-filled conduits; however, these methods may not allow for the simple identification of conductive conduits. Our aim in the present study was to develop a method that would allow for the in vivo identification of conductive conduits. Intact plants and segments of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) and intact American chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.) saplings were examined. We found that iohexol, a water soluble iodine-rich molecule, was a useful contrast agent. We also stained the xylem of segments and gas- dried samples to compare between intact scans and excised segments. Iohexol could be readily fed through cut roots or stems into the transpiration stream, was successfully transported through the xylem and marked conductive vessels within high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans. Iohexol results were comparable to those obtained by staining cut segments, with iohexol detecting greater numbers of smaller conduits in some samples. Samples contained gas-filled conduits, as well as both conductive (containing iohexol tracer) and non-conductive (no iohexol tracer) fluid-filled vessels. Fluid-filled non-conductive vessels were likely still developing or were not connected to the sap stream by a low resistance pathway. We found minimal differences between intact and excised segments other than excision-related dilution of iohexol. Both vessels and vasicentric tracheids were filled with iohexol in chestnut, providing a new tool to study the functions of these different cell types. The use of iohexol as a tracer to identify conductive vessels may greatly improve the utility of HRCT as a tool in the study of plant hydraulic function. Future studies using HRCT will likely need to incorporate conductive vessel markers or controls into experiments due to the presence of non-conductive fluid-filled vessels within the xylem.
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- R Brandon Pratt
- Department of Biology, California State University, Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, California State University, Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA, USA
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Schneider JV, Rabenstein R, Wesenberg J, Wesche K, Zizka G, Habersetzer J. Improved non-destructive 2D and 3D X-ray imaging of leaf venation. PLANT METHODS 2018; 14:7. [PMID: 29375648 PMCID: PMC5774031 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-018-0274-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Leaf venation traits are important for many research fields such as systematics and evolutionary biology, plant physiology, climate change, and paleoecology. In spite of an increasing demand for vein trait data, studies are often still data-limited because the development of methods that allow rapid generation of large sets of vein data has lagged behind. Recently, non-destructive X-ray technology has proven useful as an alternative to traditional slow and destructive chemical-based methods. Non-destructive techniques more readily allow the use of herbarium specimens, which provide an invaluable but underexploited resource of vein data and related environmental information. The utility of 2D X-ray technology and microfocus X-ray computed tomography, however, has been compromised by insufficient image resolution. Here, we advanced X-ray technology by increasing image resolution and throughput without the application of contrast agents. RESULTS For 2D contact microradiography, we developed a method which allowed us to achieve image resolutions of up to 7 µm, i.e. a 3.6-fold increase compared to the industrial standard (25 µm resolution). Vein tracing was further optimized with our image processing standards that were specifically adjusted for different types of leaf structure and the needs of higher imaging throughput. Based on a test dataset, in 91% of the samples the 7 µm approach led to a significant improvement in estimations of minor vein density compared to the industrial standard. Using microfocus X-ray computed tomography, very high-resolution images were obtained from a virtual 3D-2D transformation process, which was superior to that of 3D images. CONCLUSIONS Our 2D X-ray method with a significantly improved resolution advances rapid non-destructive bulk scanning at a quality that in many cases is sufficient to determine key venation traits. Together with our high-resolution microfocus X-ray computed tomography method, both non-destructive approaches will help in vein trait data mining from museum collections, which provide an underexploited resource of historical and recent data on environmental and evolutionary change. In spite of the significant increase in effective image resolution, a combination of high-throughput and full visibility of the vein network (including the smallest veins and their connectivity) remains challenging, however.
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- Julio V. Schneider
- Department of Botany and Molecular Evolution, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60439 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Messel Research and Mammalogy, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Botany, Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Am Museum 1, 02826 Görlitz, Germany
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- Department of Botany, Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Am Museum 1, 02826 Görlitz, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- International Institute Zittau, Technische Universität Dresden, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany
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- Department of Botany and Molecular Evolution, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60439 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Messel Research and Mammalogy, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany
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Wang Z, Verboven P, Nicolai B. Contrast-enhanced 3D micro-CT of plant tissues using different impregnation techniques. PLANT METHODS 2017; 13:105. [PMID: 29209409 PMCID: PMC5706332 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-017-0256-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND X-ray micro-CT has increasingly been used for 3D imaging of plant structures. At the micrometer resolution however, limitations in X-ray contrast often lead to datasets with poor qualitative and quantitative measures, especially within dense cell clusters of plant tissue specimens. The current study developed protocols for delivering a cesium based contrast enhancing solution to varying plant tissue specimens for the purpose of improving 3D tissue structure characterization within plant specimens, accompanied by new image processing workflows to extract the additional data generated by the contrast enhanced scans. RESULTS Following passive delivery of a 10% cesium iodide contrast solution, significant increases of 85.4 and 38.0% in analyzable cell volumes were observed in pear fruit hypanthium and tomato fruit outer mesocarp samples. A significant increase of 139.6% in the number of analyzable cells was observed in the pear fruit samples along the added ability to locate and isolate better brachysclereids and vasculature in the sample volume. Furthermore, contrast enhancement resulted in significant improvement in the definition of collenchyma and parenchyma in the petiolule of tomato leaflets, from which both qualitative and quantitative data can be extracted with respect to cell measures. However, contrast enhancement was not achieved in leaf vasculature and mesophyll tissue due to fundamental limitations. Active contrast delivery to apple fruit hypanthium samples did yield a small but insignificant increase in analyzable volume and cells, but data on vasculature can now be extracted better in correspondence to the pear hypanthium samples. Contrast delivery thus improved visualization and analysis the most in dense tissue types. CONCLUSIONS The cesium based contrast enhancing protocols and workflows can be utilized to obtain detailed 3D data on the internal microstructure of plant samples, and can be adapted to additional samples of interest with minimal effort. The resulting datasets can therefore be utilized for more accurate downstream studies that requires 3D data.
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- Zi Wang
- Division MeBioS, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Division MeBioS, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Division MeBioS, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Flanders Centre of Postharvest Technology, Willem de Croylaan 42, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Li J, Wei J, Liu Y, Liu B, Liu T, Jiang Y, Ding L, Liu C. A microfluidic design to provide a stable and uniform in vitro microenvironment for cell culture inspired by the redundancy characteristic of leaf areoles. LAB ON A CHIP 2017; 17:3921-3933. [PMID: 29063079 DOI: 10.1039/c7lc00343a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The leaf venation is considered to be an optimal transportation system with the mesophyll cells being divided by minor veins into small regions named areoles. The transpiration of water in different regions of a leaf fluctuates over time making the transportation of water in veins fluctuate as well. However, because of the existence of multiple paths provided by the leaf venation network and the pits on the walls of the vessels, the pressure field and nutrient concentration in the areoles that the mesophyll cells live in are almost uniform. Therefore, inspired by such structures, a microfluidic design of a novel cell culture chamber has been proposed to obtain a stable and uniform microenvironment. The device consists of a novel microchannel system imitating the vessels in the leaf venation to transport the culture medium, a cell culture chamber imitating the areole and microgaps imitating the pits. The effects of the areole and pit on flow fields in the cell culture chamber have been discussed. The results indicate that the bio-inspired microfluidic device is a robust platform to provide an in vivo like fluidic microenvironment.
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- Jingmin Li
- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China.
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Schneider JV, Habersetzer J, Rabenstein R, Wesenberg J, Wesche K, Zizka G. Water supply and demand remain coordinated during breakdown of the global scaling relationship between leaf size and major vein density. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 214:473-486. [PMID: 28005294 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Vein networks that disobey the global scaling of major vein density with leaf size shed light on functional constraints of vein network formation in dicotyledons. Understanding their evolution, distribution and impact on vein-stomata-climate associations is an important contribution to our global view of vein network organization. Based on vein traits of 55 species of pantropical Ochnaceae, stomata and climatic niche data, and a dated molecular phylogeny, we unveil major structural shifts in vein networks through deep time, relationships between leaf size, vein and stomata traits, and their interplay with climate. Dense 2° veins, reduction of minor veins and the associated breakdown of vein-leaf size scaling evolved multiple times independently in Ochnaceae. In spite of the drastic changes in vein architecture in this venation type, vein and stomatal densities remain correlated. Our study demonstrates that shortening the major vein-stomata distance is economically not less advantageous than by increasing minor vein density, as illustrated by the same degree of coordination between vein and stomatal densities and the similar construction costs across networks with dense 2° veins and those with 'normally' spaced 2° veins.
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- Julio V Schneider
- Department of Botany and Molecular Evolution, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, D-60439, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Paleoanthropology and Messel Research, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Paleoanthropology and Messel Research, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Botany, Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Am Museum 1, D-02826, Görlitz, Germany
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- Department of Botany, Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Am Museum 1, D-02826, Görlitz, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
- International Institute Zittau, Technische Universität Dresden, Markt 23, 02763, Zittau, Germany
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- Department of Botany and Molecular Evolution, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, D-60439, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Fatima A, Kataria S, Baghel L, Guruprasad KN, Agrawal AK, Singh B, Sarkar PS, Shripathi T, Kashyap Y. Synchrotron-based phase-sensitive imaging of leaves grown from magneto-primed seeds of soybean. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2017; 24:232-239. [PMID: 28009562 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577516015745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Experiments were conducted to study the effects of static magnetic fields (SMFs) on the venation network of soybean leaves using the synchrotron-based X-ray micro-imaging technique. The seeds of soybean (Glycine max, variety JS-335) were pretreated with different SMFs from 50 to 300 mT in steps of 50 mT for 1 h. The phase-contrast images obtained showed that, as the strength of the SMF increased, the area, width of the midrib, area of the midrib and minor vein of the middle leaflets of third trifoliate leaves also increased up to the SMF strength of 200 mT (1 h) and decreased thereafter. Quantification of the major conducting vein also showed the differences in the major and minor vein structures of the soybean leaves as compared with control leaves. Further, the phase-retrieval technique has been applied to make the segmentation process easy and to quantify the major and minor veins in the venation network. The width and area of midrib enhancement by pre-treatment with SMF implies an enhancement in the uptake of water, which in turn causes an increased rate of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance.
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- A Fatima
- UGC-DAE, Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore (MP), India
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- School of Life Sciences, DAVV, Khandwa Road, Indore (MP), India
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- School of Life Sciences, DAVV, Khandwa Road, Indore (MP), India
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- School of Life Sciences, DAVV, Khandwa Road, Indore (MP), India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- UGC-DAE, Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore (MP), India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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Fatima A, Kataria S, Guruprasad KN, Agrawal AK, Singh B, Sarkar PS, Shripathi T, Kashyap Y, Sinha A. Synchrotron X-ray phase contrast imaging of leaf venation in soybean (Glycine max) after exclusion of solar UV (280-400 nm) radiation. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2016; 23:795-801. [PMID: 27140160 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577516003507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The hydraulic efficiency of a leaf depends on its vascular structure as this is responsible for transport activities. To investigate the effect of exclusion of UVAB and UVB radiation from the solar spectrum on the micro-structure of leaves of soybean (Glycine max, variety JS-335), a field experiment was conducted using synchrotron-based phase contrast imaging (PCI). Plants were grown in specially designed UV exclusion chambers, and wrapped with filters that excluded UVB (280-315 nm) or UVAB (280-400 nm), or transmitted all the ambient solar UV (280-400 nm) radiation (filter control). Qualitative observation of high-resolution X-ray PCI images obtained at 10 keV has shown the differences in major and minor vein structures of the leaves. The mid-rib width of the middle leaflet of third trifoliate leaves, for all treatments, were obtained using quantitative image analysis. The width of the mid-rib of the middle leaflet of third trifoliate leaves of UVB excluded plants was found to be more compared to leaves of filter control plants, which are exposed to ambient UV. The mid-rib or the main conducting vein transports water and sugars to the whole plant; therefore, mid-rib enhancement by the exclusion of solar UV radiation possibly implies enhancement in the leaf area which in turn causes an increased rate of photosynthesis.
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- A Fatima
- UGC-DAE, Consortium for Scientific Research, University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore (MP), India
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- School of Life Sciences, DAVV, Khandwa Road, Indore (MP), India
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- School of Life Sciences, DAVV, Khandwa Road, Indore (MP), India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- UGC-DAE, Consortium for Scientific Research, University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore (MP), India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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Factors influencing real time internal structural visualization and dynamic process monitoring in plants using synchrotron-based phase contrast X-ray imaging. Sci Rep 2015; 5:12119. [PMID: 26183486 PMCID: PMC4648396 DOI: 10.1038/srep12119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Minimally invasive investigation of plant parts (root, stem, leaves, and flower) has good potential to elucidate the dynamics of plant growth, morphology, physiology, and root-rhizosphere interactions. Laboratory based absorption X-ray imaging and computed tomography (CT) systems are extensively used for in situ feasibility studies of plants grown in natural and artificial soil. These techniques have challenges such as low contrast between soil pore space and roots, long X-ray imaging time, and low spatial resolution. In this study, the use of synchrotron (SR) based phase contrast X-ray imaging (PCI) has been demonstrated as a minimally invasive technique for imaging plants. Above ground plant parts and roots of 10 day old canola and wheat seedlings grown in sandy clay loam soil were successfully scanned and reconstructed. Results confirmed that SR-PCI can deliver good quality images to study dynamic and real time processes such as cavitation and water-refilling in plants. The advantages of SR-PCI, effect of X-ray energy, and effective pixel size to study plant samples have been demonstrated. The use of contrast agents to monitor physiological processes in plants was also investigated and discussed.
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Wu D, Yan A, Li Y, Wong MD, Zheng B, Wu X, Liu H. Characterization of a high-energy in-line phase contrast tomosynthesis prototype. Med Phys 2015; 42:2404-20. [PMID: 25979035 PMCID: PMC4401810 DOI: 10.1118/1.4917227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In this research, a high-energy in-line phase contrast tomosynthesis prototype was developed and characterized through quantitative investigations and phantom studies. METHODS The prototype system consists of an x-ray source, a motorized rotation stage, and a CMOS detector with a pixel pitch of 0.05 mm. The x-ray source was operated at 120 kVp for this study, and the objects were mounted on the rotation stage 76.2 cm (R1) from the source and 114.3 cm (R2) from the detector. The large air gap between the object and detector guarantees sufficient phase-shift effects. The quantitative evaluation of this prototype included modulation transfer function and noise power spectrum measurements conducted under both projection mode and tomosynthesis mode. Phantom studies were performed including three custom designed phantoms with complex structures: a five-layer bubble wrap phantom, a fishbone phantom, and a chicken breast phantom with embedded fibrils and mass structures extracted from an ACR phantom. In-plane images of the phantoms were acquired to investigate their image qualities through observation, intensity profile plots, edge enhancement evaluations, and/or contrast-to-noise ratio calculations. In addition, the robust phase-attenuation duality (PAD)-based phase retrieval method was applied to tomosynthesis for the first time in this research. It was utilized as a preprocessing method to fully exhibit phase contrast on the angular projection before reconstruction. RESULTS The resolution and noise characteristics of this high-energy in-line phase contrast tomosynthesis prototype were successfully investigated and demonstrated. The phantom studies demonstrated that this imaging prototype can successfully remove the structure overlapping in phantom projections, obtain delineate interfaces, and achieve better contrast-to-noise ratio after applying phase retrieval to the angular projections. CONCLUSIONS This research successfully demonstrated a high-energy in-line phase contrast tomosynthesis prototype. In addition, the PAD-based method of phase retrieval was combined with tomosynthesis imaging for the first time, which demonstrated its capability in significantly improving the contrast-to-noise ratios in the images.
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- Di Wu
- Center of Bioengineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019
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- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249
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- Center of Bioengineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019
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- Center of Bioengineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019
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- Center of Bioengineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019
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- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249
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- Center of Bioengineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019
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Lahlali R, Karunakaran C, Wang L, Willick I, Schmidt M, Liu X, Borondics F, Forseille L, Fobert PR, Tanino K, Peng G, Hallin E. Synchrotron based phase contrast X-ray imaging combined with FTIR spectroscopy reveals structural and biomolecular differences in spikelets play a significant role in resistance to Fusarium in wheat. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 15:24. [PMID: 25628148 PMCID: PMC4340487 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-014-0357-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fusarium head blight (FHB), a scab principally caused by Fusarium graminearum Schw., is a serious disease of wheat. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of combining synchrotron based phase contrast X-ray imaging (PCI) with Fourier Transform mid infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to understand the mechanisms of resistance to FHB by resistant wheat cultivars. Our hypothesis is that structural and biochemical differences between resistant and susceptible cultivars play a significant role in developing resistance to FHB. RESULTS Synchrotron based PCI images and FTIR absorption spectra (4000-800 cm(-1)) of the floret and rachis from Fusarium-damaged and undamaged spikes of the resistant cultivar 'Sumai3', tolerant cultivar 'FL62R1', and susceptible cultivar 'Muchmore' were collected and analyzed. The PCI images show significant differences between infected and non-infected florets and rachises of different wheat cultivars. However, no pronounced difference between non-inoculated resistant and susceptible cultivar in terms of floret structures could be determined due to the complexity of the internal structures. The FTIR spectra showed significant variability between infected and non-infected floret and rachis of the wheat cultivars. The changes in absorption wavenumbers following pathogenic infection were mostly in the spectral range from 1800-800 cm(-1). The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was also used to determine the significant chemical changes inside floret and rachis when exposed to the FHB disease stress to understand the plant response mechanism. In the floret and rachis samples, PCA of FTIR spectra revealed differences in cell wall related polysaccharides. In the florets, absorption peaks for Amide I, cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin were affected by the pathogenic fungus. In the rachis of the wheat cultivars, PCA underlines significant changes in pectin, cellulose, and hemicellulose characteristic absorption spectra. Amide II and lignin absorption peaks, persistent in the rachis of Sumai3, together with increased peak shift at 1245 cm(-1) after infection with FHB may be a marker for stress response in which the cell wall compounds related to pathways for lignification are increased. CONCLUSIONS Synchrotron based PCI combined with FTIR spectroscopy show promising results related to FHB in wheat. The combined technique is a powerful new tool for internal visualisation and biomolecular monitoring before and during plant-microbe interactions to understand both the differences between cultivars and their different responses to disease stress.
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- Rachid Lahlali
- Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada.
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada.
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- National Research Council Canada, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9, Canada.
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- University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada.
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- University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada.
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada.
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada.
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- National Research Council Canada, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9, Canada.
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- National Research Council Canada, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9, Canada.
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- University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada.
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- Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0X2, Canada.
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada.
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Verboven P, Herremans E, Helfen L, Ho QT, Abera M, Baumbach T, Wevers M, Nicolaï BM. Synchrotron X-ray computed laminography of the three-dimensional anatomy of tomato leaves. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 81:169-82. [PMID: 25319143 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Synchrotron radiation computed laminography (SR-CL) is presented as an imaging method for analyzing the three-dimensional (3D) anatomy of leaves. The SR-CL method was used to provide 3D images of 1-mm² samples of intact leaves at a pixel resolution of 750 nm. The method allowed visualization and quantitative analysis of palisade and spongy mesophyll cells, and showed local venation patterns, aspects of xylem vascular structure and stomata. The method failed to image subcellular organelles such as chloroplasts. We constructed 3D computer models of leaves that can provide a basis for calculating gas exchange, light penetration and water and solute transport. The leaf anatomy of two different tomato genotypes grown in saturating light conditions was compared by 3D analysis. Differences were found in calculated values of tissue porosity, cell number density, cell area to volume ratio and cell volume and cell shape distributions of palisade and spongy cell layers. In contrast, the exposed cell area to leaf area ratio in mesophyll, a descriptor that correlates to the maximum rate of photosynthesis in saturated light conditions, was no different between spongy and palisade cells or between genotypes. The use of 3D image processing avoids many of the limitations of anatomical analysis with two-dimensional sections.
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- Pieter Verboven
- Division BIOSYST-MeBioS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3001, Leuven, Belgium
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Rousseau D, Widiez T, Di Tommaso S, Rositi H, Adrien J, Maire E, Langer M, Olivier C, Peyrin F, Rogowsky P. Fast virtual histology using X-ray in-line phase tomography: application to the 3D anatomy of maize developing seeds. PLANT METHODS 2015; 11:55. [PMID: 26688690 PMCID: PMC4684619 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-015-0098-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite increasing demand, imaging the internal structure of plant organs or tissues without the use of transgenic lines expressing fluorescent proteins remains a challenge. Techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging, optical projection tomography or X-ray absorption tomography have been used with various success, depending on the size and physical properties of the biological material. RESULTS X-ray in-line phase tomography was applied for the imaging of internal structures of maize seeds at early stages of development, when the cells are metabolically fully active and water is the main cell content. This 3D imaging technique with histology-like spatial resolution is demonstrated to reveal the anatomy of seed compartments with unequalled contrast by comparison with X-ray absorption tomography. An associated image processing pipeline allowed to quantitatively segment in 3D the four compartments of the seed (embryo, endosperm, nucellus and pericarp) from 7 to 21 days after pollination. CONCLUSION This work constitutes an innovative quantitative use of X-ray in-line phase tomography as a non-destructive fast method to perform virtual histology and extends the developmental stages accessible by this technique which had previously been applied in seed biology to more mature samples.
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- David Rousseau
- />Laboratoire CREATIS, Université de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5220, INSERM, U1044, Université Lyon 1 INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- />Unite Reproduction et Developpement des Plantes, INRA, UMR 879, CNRS, UMR 5667, Université Lyon 1, École Normale Supérieure UMR20, 69364 Lyon, France
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- />Laboratoire CREATIS, Université de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5220, INSERM, U1044, Université Lyon 1 INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- />Laboratoire CREATIS, Université de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5220, INSERM, U1044, Université Lyon 1 INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- />MATEIS, UMR CNRS 5510, Université Lyon 1, INSA-Lyon, 69621 Lyon, France
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- />MATEIS, UMR CNRS 5510, Université Lyon 1, INSA-Lyon, 69621 Lyon, France
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- />Laboratoire CREATIS, Université de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5220, INSERM, U1044, Université Lyon 1 INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- />Laboratoire CREATIS, Université de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5220, INSERM, U1044, Université Lyon 1 INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- />Laboratoire CREATIS, Université de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5220, INSERM, U1044, Université Lyon 1 INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- />Unite Reproduction et Developpement des Plantes, INRA, UMR 879, CNRS, UMR 5667, Université Lyon 1, École Normale Supérieure UMR20, 69364 Lyon, France
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Herremans E, Verboven P, Hertog MLATM, Cantre D, van Dael M, De Schryver T, Van Hoorebeke L, Nicolaï BM. Spatial development of transport structures in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) fruit. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:679. [PMID: 26388883 PMCID: PMC4554951 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The void network and vascular system are important pathways for the transport of gases, water and solutes in apple fruit (Malus × domestica Borkh). Here we used X-ray micro-tomography at various spatial resolutions to investigate the growth of these transport structures in 3D during fruit development of "Jonagold" apple. The size of the void space and porosity in the cortex tissue increased considerably. In the core tissue, the porosity was consistently lower, and seemed to decrease toward the end of the maturation period. The voids in the core were more narrow and fragmented than the voids in the cortex. Both the void network in the core and in the cortex changed significantly in terms of void morphology. An automated segmentation protocol underestimated the total vasculature length by 9-12% in comparison to manually processed images. Vascular networks increased in length from a total of 5 m at 9 weeks after full bloom, to more than 20 m corresponding to 5 cm of vascular tissue per cubic centimeter of apple tissue. A high degree of branching in both the void network and vascular system and a complex three-dimensional pattern was observed across the whole fruit. The 3D visualizations of the transport structures may be useful for numerical modeling of organ growth and transport processes in fruit.
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- Els Herremans
- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, University of LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
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- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, University of LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
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- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, University of LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
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- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, University of LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, UGCT-Radiation Physics, Ghent UniversityGhent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, UGCT-Radiation Physics, Ghent UniversityGhent, Belgium
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- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, University of LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
- Flanders Centre of Postharvest TechnologyLeuven, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Bart M. Nicolaï, Flanders Centre of Postharvest Technology/BIOSYST-MeBioS, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Defraeye T, Derome D, Aregawi W, Cantré D, Hartmann S, Lehmann E, Carmeliet J, Voisard F, Verboven P, Nicolai B. Quantitative neutron imaging of water distribution, venation network and sap flow in leaves. PLANTA 2014; 240:423-36. [PMID: 24923675 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2093-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Quantitative neutron imaging is a promising technique to investigate leaf water flow and transpiration in real time and has perspectives towards studies of plant response to environmental conditions and plant water stress. The leaf hydraulic architecture is a key determinant of plant sap transport and plant-atmosphere exchange processes. Non-destructive imaging with neutrons shows large potential for unveiling the complex internal features of the venation network and the transport therein. However, it was only used for two-dimensional imaging without addressing flow dynamics and was still unsuccessful in accurate quantification of the amount of water. Quantitative neutron imaging was used to investigate, for the first time, the water distribution in veins and lamina, the three-dimensional venation architecture and sap flow dynamics in leaves. The latter was visualised using D2O as a contrast liquid. A high dynamic resolution was obtained by using cold neutrons and imaging relied on radiography (2D) as well as tomography (3D). The principle of the technique was shown for detached leaves, but can be applied to in vivo leaves as well. The venation network architecture and the water distribution in the veins and lamina unveiled clear differences between plant species. The leaf water content could be successfully quantified, though still included the contribution of the leaf dry matter. The flow measurements exposed the hierarchical structure of the water transport pathways, and an accurate quantification of the absolute amount of water uptake in the leaf was possible. Particular advantages of neutron imaging, as compared to X-ray imaging, were identified. Quantitative neutron imaging is a promising technique to investigate leaf water flow and transpiration in real time and has perspectives towards studies of plant response to environmental conditions and plant water stress.
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- Thijs Defraeye
- Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBioS), Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium,
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Bellaire A, Ischebeck T, Staedler Y, Weinhaeuser I, Mair A, Parameswaran S, Ito T, Schönenberger J, Weckwerth W. Metabolism and development - integration of micro computed tomography data and metabolite profiling reveals metabolic reprogramming from floral initiation to silique development. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2014; 202:322-335. [PMID: 24350948 PMCID: PMC4283998 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/03/2013] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The interrelationship of morphogenesis and metabolism is a poorly studied phenomenon. The main paradigm is that development is controlled by gene expression. The aim of the present study was to correlate metabolism to early and late stages of flower and fruit development in order to provide the basis for the identification of metabolic adjustment and limitations. A highly detailed picture of morphogenesis is achieved using nondestructive micro computed tomography. This technique was used to quantify morphometric parameters of early and late flower development in an Arabidopsis thaliana mutant with synchronized flower initiation. The synchronized flower phenotype made it possible to sample enough early floral tissue otherwise not accessible for metabolomic analysis. The integration of metabolomic and morphometric data enabled the correlation of metabolic signatures with the process of flower morphogenesis. These signatures changed significantly during development, indicating a pronounced metabolic reprogramming in the tissue. Distinct sets of metabolites involved in these processes were identified and were linked to the findings of previous gene expression studies of flower development. High correlations with basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors and nitrogen metabolism genes involved in the control of metabolic carbon : nitrogen partitioning were revealed. Based on these observations a model for metabolic adjustment during flower development is proposed.
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- Anke Bellaire
- Department of Structural and Functional Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of ViennaRennweg 14, Vienna, Austria
- * These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of ViennaAlthanstrasse 14, Vienna, Austria
- * These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Structural and Functional Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of ViennaRennweg 14, Vienna, Austria
- * These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of ViennaAlthanstrasse 14, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of ViennaAlthanstrasse 14, Vienna, Austria
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore
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- Department of Structural and Functional Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of ViennaRennweg 14, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of ViennaAlthanstrasse 14, Vienna, Austria
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Sack L, Scoffoni C. Leaf venation: structure, function, development, evolution, ecology and applications in the past, present and future. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2013; 198:983-1000. [PMID: 23600478 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 323] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The design and function of leaf venation are important to plant performance, with key implications for the distribution and productivity of ecosystems, and applications in paleobiology, agriculture and technology. We synthesize classical concepts and the recent literature on a wide range of aspects of leaf venation. We describe 10 major structural features that contribute to multiple key functions, and scale up to leaf and plant performance. We describe the development and plasticity of leaf venation and its adaptation across environments globally, and a new global data compilation indicating trends relating vein length per unit area to climate, growth form and habitat worldwide. We synthesize the evolution of vein traits in the major plant lineages throughout paleohistory, highlighting the multiple origins of individual traits. We summarize the strikingly diverse current applications of leaf vein research in multiple fields of science and industry. A unified core understanding will enable an increasing range of plant biologists to incorporate leaf venation into their research.
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- Lawren Sack
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of California Los Angeles, 621 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of California Los Angeles, 621 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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