Specific biological equipment

  • IPCR team (location: Calais)

THREE TRINOCULAR OPTICAL MICROSCOPES

  • OLYMPUS BX40 (10X 20X 40X 100X) direct
  • OLYMPUS CKX 41 (10X-40X) inverted
  • NIKON Eclipse E600 with fluorescence (FITC / DAPI) and phase contrast (10X 20X 40X 50X 100X)

HIGH-RESOLUTION COLOUR IMAGE & VIDEO ACQUISITION SYSTEM ADAPTED TO FLUORESCENCE

  • Olympus DP74 camera
    • Low noise fluorescence CMOS colour sensor
    • Max resolution: 5760 x 3600 pixels
    • 60 fps video
  • Olympus CellSens software

WinRHIZOTM

Image analysis system (scanner & software) in its “Regular” version for studying the morphology of plant root systems.

Features (“REG” version), automated morphological measurements:

Global measurements (on image)

  • Number
  • Total length
  • Average diameter
  • Total area
  • Number of main and secondary roots

Refined measurements

  • Determination of the proportions (%) of thick vs fine roots (according to diameter)
  • For each class defined :
    • Number
    • Length
    • Surface
    • Volume

Possibility of manual ETC nodule counting.

Location: UCEIV Calais