PlantArray逆境模拟及植物生长监测系统
PlantArray逆境模拟及植物生长监测系统是一套高通量、以植物生理学为基础的高精度表型系统，可以完成整个植物生长周期中不同环境下的SPAC因子的测量。
以色列Plant-DiTech公司的PlantArray逆境模拟及植物生长监测系统是一套高通量，以植物生理学为基础的高精度表型系统，可以完成整个植物生长周期中不同环境下的SPAC（Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum， 土壤植物大气连续体）因子的测量。连续不间断的获取阵列内所有植物的监测数据，实时监控和及时调整每个培养容器中的土壤条件，包含土壤水分、盐分。
Israeli Center of Research Excellence facility in Rehovot
>>PlantArray系统的主要优点<<
☑ 生理学特征的监测和数据高通量分析，如生长速率、蒸腾速率、水分利用率、气孔导度等特征；
☑ 连续控制不同的土壤和水分环境（如干旱、盐分或化学物质）；
☑ 理想的实验平台：
• 全自动
• 均一检测
• 适用于不同类型植物
• 精确测量
• 非破坏性
• 实现随机分组实验设计
☑ 3-4周的实验相当于4-6个月的人工工作；
☑ 操作简单，维护费用几可忽略；
☑ 灵活的设计能够满足任何温室中不同方面的科学研究需求。
☑ 实时统计分析-为了数据的可靠快速分析，提供多阶乘ANOVA或配对T检验；
☑ 实验目的-在实验运行中为了确保处理的效果可以获取最优化的实验参数；
☑ 快速定量选择-提供植物对于不同环境需求生理反应的评级和评分的简况；
☑ 复杂实验通过简要图像呈现生理参数与环境条件的空间和时间关系，显示趋势、异常和比率。
>>PlantArray系统应用领域<<
☑ 非生物逆境胁迫研究，比如：干旱、淹水、营养、有毒物质等胁迫研究；
☑ 在农作物、蔬菜、树木、药用植物、燃料作物等方面的育种研究；
☑ 根系的土壤穿透力、水通量研究；
☑ 生物激素与养分研究；
☑ 生理生态学研究等。
>>PlantArray监测系统测量参数<<
☑ 直接测量特性：
• 重量
• 空气湿度
• 空气温度
• 气压
• 辐射（PAR）
• 土壤水分
• 土壤电导率
• 土壤温度
• 日蒸腾
☑ 计算特性：
• 植物生物量增益
• 日蒸腾
• 水分利用效率
• 气孔导度
• 抗胁迫因子
• 水分相对含量
• 根穿透力
• 根系水通量
• VPD
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