Title: | Volatilomics: a non-invasive technique for screening plant phenotypic traits |
Author(s): | Jud W; Winkler JB; Niederbacher B; Niederbacher S; Schnitzler JP; |
Address: | "1Research Unit Environmental Simulation (EUS), Institute for Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Ingolstadter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany. ISNI: 0000 0004 0483 2525. GRID: grid.4567.0 Present Address: Ionicon Analytic GmbH, Eduard-Bodem-Gasse 3, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria" |
DOI: | 10.1186/s13007-018-0378-4 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1746-4811 (Print) 1746-4811 (Electronic) 1746-4811 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "BACKGROUND: Climate change represents a grand challenge for agricultural productivity. Understanding complex plant traits such as stress tolerance, disease resistance or crop yield is thus essential for breeding and the development of sustainable agriculture strategies. When screening for the most robust plant phenotypes, fast, high-throughput phenotyping represents the means of choice. RESULTS: We have developed a plant phenotyping platform to measure the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), photosynthetic gas exchange and transpiration under ambient, or abiotic and biotic stress conditions. These parameters are highly suitable markers to non-invasively and dynamically study plant growth and plant stress status, making them perfect test variables for long-term, online plant monitoring. Here we introduce the new phenotyping platform, termed VOC-SCREEN, and present results of a first case study with three barley cultivars, demonstrating that the plant's volatilome can be successfully applied to discriminate different barley varieties. CONCLUSION: Volatilomics is a promising technique to non-invasively screen for plant phenotypic traits" |
Keywords: | Barley Net CO2 assimilation Plant phenotyping Plant trait Screening Transpiration Voc Volatile organic compounds Volatilomics; |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEJud, Werner Winkler, J Barbro Niederbacher, Bishu Niederbacher, Simon Schnitzler, Jorg-Peter eng England 2018/12/21 Plant Methods. 2018 Dec 18; 14:109. doi: 10.1186/s13007-018-0378-4. eCollection 2018" |