Lemnatec

For phenotyping of different plant lines and species, the automated systems from Lemnatec are available at the IPK. Under controlled growth conditions, hundreds of individual plants of different sizes are cultivated, in a phytochamber or in greenhouses for non-invasive, automatic, precise and high throughput examination of various characteristics over the entire period of growth. The system allows to take images from top view and side view, using the technics of fluorescence, visible and near infrared imaging. Among other things, architectural traits and growth parameters, e.g. Leaf width or plant height, but also physiological traits, such as the chlorophyll content or water supply can be determined. An experiment takes four to six weeks.