%0 Journal Article
%T The Microphenotron: a robotic miniaturized plant phenotyping platform with diverse applications in chemical biology
%A Andrew P. French
%A Brian G. Forde
%A C. James Taylor
%A Christopher J. Bigley
%A Geoff H. Holroyd
%A Michael P. Pound
%A Susan Fozard
%A Thomas Burrell
%J Archive of "Plant Methods".
%D 2017
%R 10.1186/s13007-017-0158-6
%X Chemical genetics provides a powerful alternative to conventional genetics for understanding gene function. However, its application to plants has been limited by the lack of a technology that allows detailed phenotyping of whole-seedling development in the context of a high-throughput chemical screen. We have therefore sought to develop an automated micro-phenotyping platform that would allow both root and shoot development to be monitored under conditions where the phenotypic effects of large numbers of small molecules can be assessed
%K Arabidopsis thaliana
%K Automated
%K Biostimulants
%K Chemical biology
%K Chemical genetics
%K Eragrostis tef
%K Plant phenotyping
%K Robotic
%K Root system architecture
%K Shoot development
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5333401/