Capabilities

Infra-red Gas Exchange

  • Li-COR 6800s with Multiphase flash fluorometers
  • Li-COR 6400XTs with Fluorometer sensor heads
  • WALZ GFS-3000 with PAM fluorometer
  • WALZ DUAL-KLAS-NIR

Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging

Technologica CF Imagers 
  • Versatile chlorophyll fluorescence imaging systems for rapid, non-invasive screening of photosynthetic traits, stress dynamics, and spatial and temporal sample heterogeneity.

Thermal Imagery

FLIR professional fixed streaming cameras
FLIR systems handheld thermal cameras
  • For Detection of water use and stress dynamics
  • Continuous measurement and modelling for speed of stomatal dynamic response​

Dynamic Lighting Platforms

  • Heliospectra Stand alone LED light sources
  • Valoya fully integrated lighting platforms
  • ​Bespoke LED lighting platforms 

High-throughput Phenotyping

  • Phenotyping of large scale populations
  • From Arabidopsis successions to Wheat and other crop lines
  • Bespoke protocols
  • Adapted to include thermal imagery for measurements of water use efficiency and drought stress dynamics

High resolution Live Imaging Microscopy

  • Live chlorophyll fluorescence imaging of individual cells and structures
  • Chloroplast movement and electron transport dynamics

Bespoke chambers

Whole Plant and leaf Chambers

  • Analysis of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance at the Whole plant level - Arabidopsis
  • Dual function capability - utilising gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence simultaneously
  • Screening of major crop lines to identify photosynthetic and stomatal traits of interest
  • Automated opening/closing to reduce chamber effects and screen for changes in diurnal photosynthetic response patterns

Wheat Ear photosynthesis and 3D scanning

  • Bespoke chamber for analysis of wheat ear gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence
  • ​Identifying photosynthetic traits within ear structures 
  • 3D scanning capabilities to repeat and inform about Wheat ear structure and behaviour

3D printing of Bespoke parts and accessories

  • Bespoke chamber for analysis of wheat ear gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence
  • ​Identifying photosynthetic traits within ear structures 
  • 3D scanning capabilities to repeat and inform about Wheat ear structure and behaviour

A/Ci response curve walkthrough - Licor 6400

Quick start walkthrough guide for setting up your Li-COR 6400 to run an A/Ci curve
  • ​Examine relationship between net CO2 assimilation (A) and sub-stomatal CO2 concentration (Ci)
  • Including equipment checks to follow
  • Software set-up, running protocols and data output

A/Ci response curve walkthrough - Licor 6800

Quick start walkthrough guide for setting up your Li-COR 6800 to run an A/Ci curve
  • ​Examine relationship between net CO2 assimilation (A) and sub-stomatal CO2 concentration (Ci)
  • Including equipment checks and calibrations to follow
  • Software set-up, running protocols and data output