Recently, our company's technical engineers traveled to the Institute of Saline-Alkali Land Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, in Dongying, Shandong Province, and successfully completed the on-site technical training and project acceptance of the LK-1400 SpecRoot Multi-spectral In-situ Plant Root Analyzer. Based on minirhizotron and multi-spectral imaging technology, the instrument achieves in-situ root imaging by burying transparent minirhizotron tubes, enabling continuous tracking of fine roots throughout the entire process from emergence to senescence. Its integrated multi-spectral light source (red, green, blue, white, and ultraviolet — five bands) can effectively distinguish live roots from dead roots, offering unique advantages in saline-alkali stress research.
LK-1400 SpecRoot Multi-spectral In-situ Plant Root Analyzer
The LK-1400 SpecRoot Multi-spectral In-situ Plant Root Analyzer is mainly based on minirhizotron technology and multi-spectral imaging technology. By installing transparent minirhizotron tubes in the soil and using a high-definition imaging system to photograph and analyze the roots inside the tubes, it enables fixed-point, in-situ observation and study of the growth, death, and distribution (root architecture) patterns of roots and even root nodules. Through the combination of these multi-spectral bands, the system can effectively distinguish live roots from dead roots, achieving precise identification of different root states to meet various research needs. The system's greatest advantage is that, without disturbing the root growth process, it can continuously monitor the changes of individual fine roots from birth to death. Combined with professional root analysis software, it can quantify root-related indicators.
