User stories: Plant Biology


July 13, 2023

PHENOPlant: High-throughput phenotyping capability for plant research

Trying to understand optimum growth conditions for small to mid-size crop plants? Studying the impact of drought and other climate factors? Need to perform…

May 23, 2023

Looking at stem photosynthesis with FLIM

It all started at the Molecular and Biophysical Bases of Photosynthesis Conference held in Venice in May 2022. Sara Natale, then a PhD researcher…

October 19, 2022

Plant imaging at DIMP Neuromed Node

What better place to bring your plant imaging project than to DIMP Neuromed Node, located in the Technology…

March 14, 2022

Toppling the microscope - to shed new light on plant biology

Imaging living plants has always been challenging. Most microscopes place the sample horizontally – while plants grow vertically. But scientists at Czech Republic’s Institute…

September 17, 2021

Adapting imaging instruments to shed new light on plant biology

Imaging living plants as they grow has traditionally been very difficult as almost all microscopes place the sample horizontally but plants grow vertically. This…

January 18, 2021

Understanding how mechanical forces act in plant cells

Imaging technologies can help scientists understand how plant tissues respond to stress, such as drought, heat, or other environmental factors. Characterising the mechanical properties…