Module 2 – Plant-Microbe Interaction Phenotyping – Hades

Hades allows the characterization of in-vitro root systems. Up to 10,000 seedlings on more than 2000 Petri-dishes can be automatically processed, including fully automated filling Petri-dishes, sowing and vernalization of seeds, and growing plants in controlled environmental conditions. Moreover, it allows the automatic treatment of roots with microbes or synthetic communities. This system will enable non-destructive and automated close- range assessment of plants' functional dynamics using VNIR hyperspectral imaging, quantitative descriptions of root system architectures, and the localization and quantification of fluorescent proteins expressed by plant roots or by root-associated microorganisms.

Hades

These systems have been developed by Photon Systems Instruments.

Module 2 experiments

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Contact

Marciel

Marciel Pereira Mendes

Operational team

Vinicius Lube
Marciel Pereira Mendes

Technical experts

Roeland Berendsen
Corné Pieterse

Location

NPEC Utrecht

Padualaan 8
3584 CH
Utrecht
The Netherlands

npec-utrecht-square

Tools and equipment

Plant-Microbe Interactions phenotyping

NPEC’s Helios phenotyping facility for the quantitive description of shoot architectural traits and the localisation and quantification of fluorescent proteins expressed by plant shoots or associated microorganisms.
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Module 1

Ecotron

NPEC’s Ecotron facility at Utrecht University consists of a range of 36 fully closed and controlled mesocosm systems that allow for real-life plant (agro-) ecosystem analyses in real time.

Module 2

Plant-Microbe Interaction Phenotyping

The Plant-Microbe-Interaction Phenotyping Module consists of two independent phenotyping installations designed for high-throughput phenotyping of the plant shoot (Helios) and in-vitro root system (Hades).

Module 3

Multi-Environment Climate Chambers

NPEC’s Multi-Environment Climate Chambers Module will host a series of 15 small climate chambers with the highest level of homogeneity in temperature, humidity, and light intensity available.

Module 4

High-Throughput Phenotyping Climate Chambers

The climate cells in this research module can be used to analyse thousands of plants in a single experiment.

Module 5

GreenHouse Phenotyping

The fully automated NPEC greenhouse is equipped with conveyors and gantries to collect large scale phenotypic data.

Module 6

Open-Field Phenotyping

The NPEC Open Field module consists of one easily transportable vehicle, the TraitSeeker and three UAVs, all equipped with state-of-the-art sensors.

Module 7

Data

The data modules collects, organises, stores and offers access to all NPEC data.