Applications of synchrotron light in seed research: an array of x-ray and infrared imaging methodologies.

ABSTRACT: Synchrotron radiation (SR) provides a wide spectrum of bright light that can be tailored to test myriad research questions. SR provides avenues to illuminate structure and composition across scales, making it ideally suited to the study of plants and seeds. Here, we present an array of methodologies and the data outputs available at a light source facility. Datasets feature seed and grain from a range of crop species including Citrullus sp. (watermelon), Brassica sp. (canola), Pisum sativum (pea), and Triticum durum (wheat), to demonstrate the power of SR for advancing plant science. The application of SR micro-computed tomography (SR-µCT) imaging revealed internal seed microstructures and their three-dimensional morphologies in exquisite detail, without the nee

SUBMITTER: Ashe P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11873090 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature