Module 4 – High-Throughput Phenotyping Climate Chamber

The climate cells in this research module can be used to analyse thousands of plants in a single experiment. These climate cells are packed full with advanced measuring equipment that can provide rapid insight into how different plant varieties behave in varying climate conditions. This facility is already being used for research into accelerating photosynthesis (the conversion of sunlight into growth) in the model organism Arabidopsis. The research to date has revealed, among other things, that specific genes can be linked to the efficiency of photosynthesis. The climate cells can also be used to study the reactions of the root systems of crops such as tomato and potato to salinisation.

This module is located at the Wageningen Campus.

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Contact

Prof. dr. M.G.M. (Mark) Aarts

Experts

Prof. dr. Mark Aarts
Prof. dr. Christa Testerink
Dr. Jeremy Harbinson
Tom Theeuwen (PhD)
Rumyana Karlova (PhD)
Dr. Viola Willemsen
Rinie Verwoert
Drs. Rick van de Zedde
Dr. Rene Klein Lankhorst

Tools and equipment

Five HTP growth rooms

This module has been build inside a dedicated building at the Wageningen Campus and has five growth chambers.
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Phenovator II

The Phenovator II is a state-of-the-art phenotyping tool able to measure a broad range of photosynthetic parameters for up to 1440 plants with a maximum diameter of 6 cm.
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The Robin PSI PlantScreenTM system

The Robin PSI PlantScreenTM system is an independent device which can be used to create a digital phenotype of individual plants.
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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 Chamber

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.