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Title: Method and apparatus to image biological interactions in plants

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1233582

A method to dynamically image the actual translocation of molecular compounds of interest in a plant root, root system, and rhizosphere without disturbing the root or the soil. The technique makes use of radioactive isotopes as tracers to label molecules of interest and to image their distribution in the plant and/or soil. The method allows for the study and imaging of various biological and biochemical interactions in the rhizosphere of a plant, including, but not limited to, mycorrhizal associations in such regions.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
Assignee:
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC
Patent Number(s):
9,217,744
Application Number:
13/970,314
OSTI ID:
1233582
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Aug 19
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Development of real-time radioisotope imaging systems for plant nutrient uptake studies journal June 2012