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====Plant root experiment==== | ====Plant root experiment==== | ||
- | PARN project, Lionel | + | (part of the PARN project, Lionel) |
+ | ===Abstract=== | ||
- | {{ : | + | The tips of the plant roots are highly sensitive areas, capable of detecting and interpreting a large range a environmental parameters such as water availability, |
+ | Here, we decided to investigate the ability of a root to ' | ||
+ | ===Materials & methods=== | ||
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+ | The idea is to carve 1mm deep grooves in a transparent layer. By adding another layer on it, the grooves becomes channels. | ||
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+ | A first, simple pattern for the channels (.xls drawing) | ||
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+ | The pattern was grooved in a plexiglas plate by lasercut | ||
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+ | Glass pipes connect the circuit with water stocks | ||
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+ | A seed in inserted on the ' | ||
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+ | First scan of the -- empty -- circuit | ||
related: [[parn_project_lionel|PARN Project: Human-plant communication - research diary]] | related: [[parn_project_lionel|PARN Project: Human-plant communication - research diary]] |