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Callose imaging software

The authors present a detailed series of image analysis tools for the detection and measurement in plant tissues of callose deposition, an important defence against fungal pathogens. The software should be very useful for researchers interested in quantifying callose-mediated defences against plant pathogens. In addition, automated analysis of the progress of callose development over time can be used to track fungal development within the leaf.

Plant Methods 2012, 8:49
Semi-automated digital phenotyping

The analysis of digital images for plant phenotyping is an increasingly important issue in plant science. This paper provides a versatile, web-based method for semi-automated quantification of two-dimensional traits from digital images. The method is validated by using it to analyse a variety of traits in multiple plant species.

Plant Methods 2012, 8:45
Plant Science LIMS

'Phytotracker' is a database utility for managing DNA, plants and seed stocks in a typical plant science research laboratory. The system is a relatively simple, user-friendly database application based on the commercial Filemaker software platform. It provides a simple mechanism for recording the generation, use and storage of DNA, plants and seeds, and can print labels for use in experiments or for storage of stocks.

Plant Methods 2012, 8:43
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Comment on: Harashima et al. Plant Methods 2012, 8:23
Corrections for composition of buffer solutions

Comment on: Borges et al. Plant Methods 2012, 8:44
Transposition of Figures 2 and 3 in this article

Comment on: Netting et al. Plant Methods 2012, 8:11

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Plant Methods is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal for the plant research community that encompasses all aspects of technological innovation in the plant sciences.

Editor's profile

Brian G. Forde is currently Professor of Environmental Plant Biotechnology at the Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, in the UK.

“Technological innovation is probably the most important catalyst for progress in any scientific discipline. When we launched Plant Methods in 2005 our aim was to provide a high-profile, Open Access platform to stimulate the development and dissemination of new and improved techniques and research tools in plant biology. Just seven years later we have published over 200 papers describing new techniques or resources of value to the plant science community and our Thomson Reuters Impact Factor of 2.83 puts us amongst the top 20% of plant journals”

Brian G. Forde
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Image Highlight

Example uses of Cell-o-Tape, which semi-automates the measurement and counting of cells and can estimate the locations of feature points.

Plant Methods 2012, 8:7