Plants
Long distance transport and water status in living plants and trees can be studied non-invasively by magnetic resonance imaging.
Our equipment
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0.7 T NMR Imager (LF-MRI) The LF-MRI is based on an electromagnet system with a 10 cm air gap, equipped with an 1 T/m flat gradients set for optimal accessibility. -
3 T, 70 cm vertical bore MRI system (3T-MRI) The 3T-MRI is equipped with different gradient insert systems for gradients up to 1 T/m, for in vivo study of intact plants under well-controlled... -
0.2–0.75 T variable field NMR spectrometers (VARNMR) VARNMR is used to study the water status in a wide variety of (bio)porous materials, for example intact plants, plant components (i.e. fruits, seeds,...