ROSI

The facility comprises a growth chamber (with controlled lighting and temperature), a flexible structure supporting the growth systems, a controller managing the movement and positioning of the imaging tools, an automated image capture, and a NAS for image storage. 
ROSI enables the phenotyping of the entire root system at high spatial and temporal resolution, with the ability to focus on a specific area. The system is flexible, capable of adapting to various culture modes: Petri dish (in vitro), hydroponic tank, rhizotron, and capable of taking pictures under different types of light (visible, IR, luminescence). 
Such a platform enables non-destructive in vivo imaging to track the dynamics of the root system development, for example in response to various stresses (anoxia, temperature, water availability, mineral availability).

Contact: MB Bogeat-Triboulot (marie-beatrice.bogeat@inrae.fr)