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Plant growth and imaging devices and related methods and computer program products

  • US 8,869,447 B2
  • Filed: 11/19/2012
  • Issued: 10/28/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A plant growth array device comprising:

  • a plurality of holding members configured to receive a plurality of plants therein, each of the holding members having an aperture for receiving at least one of the plants; and

    a root growth chamber configured to receive root portions of the plurality of plants from the plurality of holding members, the root growth chamber having a transparent and/or translucent side at least partly covering the aperture of each of the plurality of holding members;

    wherein the plurality of holding members are each positioned at an angle with respect to the transparent and/or translucent side of the root growth chamber such that the root portions of the plurality of plants grow substantially in a common orientation along the transparent and/or translucent side of the root growth chamber, and wherein the root portions of the plurlaity of plants are viewable from the transparent and/or translucent side of the root chamber.

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