The Microphenotron : a robotic miniaturized plant phenotyping platform with diverse applications in chemical biology
- Submitting institution
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The University of Lancaster
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 238243632
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1186/s13007-017-0158-6
- Title of journal
- Plant Methods
- Article number
- 10
- First page
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- Volume
- 13
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 1746-4811
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- March
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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7
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Chemical biology leads to the discovery of the genes that control biological processes and enables identification of compounds that can be used to improve human health or increase crop productivity. This paper and the Microphenotron it describes greatly expands the accessibility and utility of chemical biology-based approaches to the plant biology community. It is the successful output of a £167k BBSRC-project (BB/M004260/1) to develop a first ever robotic phenotyping system that automates the process of image capture and analysis for plant root systems, so providing a new tool to support development of synthetic and natural molecules for improved agricultural sustainability.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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