EcoFAB 3.0: a sterile system for studying sorghum that replicates previous field and greenhouse observations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studying plant-microbe interactions is one of the key elements in understanding the path to sustainable agricultural practices. These interactions play a crucial role in ensuring survival of healthy plants, soil and microbial communities. Many platforms have been developed over the years to isolate these highly complex interactions however, these are designed for small model plants. This creates a need for complementary devices for larger plants, such as sorghum.

Methods

This work introduces a novel platform, EcoFAB 3.0, which is designed to enable studying bioenergy plants such as sorghum for up to 4 weeks in a controlled sterile environment. Several other advantages of this platform such as dark root chambers and user-friendly assembly are also discussed in th

SUBMITTER: Gupta K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11491363 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature