Quantifying the dynamics of plant-environment interaction

Genes provide a toolbox by which plants can interact with their spatially and temporally highly dynamic environment. The environment of shoots and roots are distinctly different in their spatial and temporal structures. State-of-the-art phenotyping allows deep analysis of these interactions using imaging and even tomographic devices above- and below-ground.

This webinar with Ulrich Schurr, Roland Pieruschka, Sven Fahrner, from Forschungszentrum Jülich, recorded on 8 March 2023, introduces the concept of plant-environment interaction in different spatial and temporal domains and describes some case studies with modern technologies to study these interactions. It also defines the ESFRI Plant Phenotyping Research Infrastructure EMPHASIS, and the opportunities for accessing these globally unique facilities for deep phenotyping as well as high-throughput and field phenotyping.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the video you will be able to:

• Recognise the importance of spatial and temporal interactions of plants with their environment
• Identify the opportunities provided by several state-of-the art deep phenotyping technologies 
• Explore the portfolio of the ESFRI-infrastructure for plant phenotyping EMPHASIS

Next section will focus on approaches to study structure and function of wheat root microbiome and how it can facilitate improving agriculture.