“Rhizoponics”: a novel hydroponic rhizotron for root system analyses on mature Arabidopsis thaliana plants

[en] We present here an innovative design of hydroponic rhizotrons (rhizoponics) adapted to Arabidopsis thaliana. The setup allows to simultaneously characterize the RSA and shoot development from seedling to adult stages, i.e. from seed to seed. This system offers the advantages of hydroponics such as control of root environment and easy access to the roots for measurements or sampling. Being completely movable and low cost, it can be used in controlled cabinets. We chose the case of cadmium treatment to illustrate potential applications, from cell to organ levels.

Research center :

PhytoSYSTEMS

Disciplines :

Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...)

Author, co-author :

Mathieu, Laura ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie végétale

Lobet, Guillaume ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie végétale

Tocquin, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie végétale

Périlleux, Claire ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie végétale

^✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Language :

English

Title :

“Rhizoponics”: a novel hydroponic rhizotron for root system analyses on mature Arabidopsis thaliana plants

Publication date :

January 2015

Journal title :

Plant Methods

eISSN :

1746-4811

Publisher :

BioMed Central, London, United Kingdom

Volume :

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

http://www.plantmethods.com/content/11/1/3

Name of the research project :

Etude des effets de la floraison sur le développement racinaire chez Arabidopsis thaliana

Funders :

FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture [BE]
Belgian Science Policy Interuniversity Attraction Poles Program

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