*Photo taken from Phenospex
Non-invasive high-throughput plant phenotyping system with PlantEye F600 sensor (3D laser, near-infrared, red, green, blue) and HortControl software. It measures the following:
- Morphological parameters - digital biomass, plant height, leaf area, leaf inclination, leaf angle, light penetration depth
- Spectral reflectance - RGB, NIR, Greenness
- Spectral indices - Normalized Difference vegetative index (NDVI), Normalized pigments chlorophyll ratio index (NPCI), Plant senescence reflectance index (PSRI)
- Other technical parameters - Convex hull area (mm2), convex hull area coverage (%), convex hull circumference (mm), convex hull maximum width (mm), convex hull aspect ratio, voxel volume total (mm3), surface angle average, hue average (°), lightness average (%), saturation average (%)
Here is PlantEye F600's spectral range:
| Color | Peak wavelength (nm) | Spectral half-width (nm) |
| Red | 624-634 | 20 |
| Lime Green | 530-540 | 80 |
| Blue | 465-485 | 20 |
| Near infrared | 720-750 | 20 |
| Laser (Class 1) | 935-945 | 1.5 |
Terms of use:
- At least 4 hours of hands-on training is required to use this equipment. Training is free.
- The first 20 hours of scanning will be free for users to familiarize themselves with the instrument. The succeeding hours will be $15.00 per hour, a maximum of $90 will be charged per day, and a maximum of $400 per week.
- Users may use Hortcontrol for data analysis for free.
- This instrument can be borrowed for a maximum of 2 consecutive weeks. Penalties will apply if the instrument is not returned on time.
- Booking must be made through Bookitlab at least 2 days prior to start of use.
- Cancellation may only done on Bookitlab before reservation start date. Contact utm.growth.facilities@utoronto.ca if you need to shorten your reservation.
- This instrument may be used only in approved locations indicated on the reservation form. Support from Growth facilities staff will only be administered at UTM.
- Growth Facilities will be responsible for any instrument diagnosis and troubleshooting. Contact utm.growth.facilities@utoronto.ca to avoid being charged for time spent in instrument diagnosis and troubleshooting.
- The borrower will maintain this instrument in good working condition.
- The borrower will cover the replacement cost for any lost or stolen part.
- The borrower will cover the repair cost for any damage due to accident or misuse of this instrument.
- Growth Facilities staff will inspect the condition of the equipment with the borrower on the return date.
Need more info?
Microscan brochure and layout is available here.
PlantEye F600 Product sheet is available here.
Hortcontrol software instruction manual is available here.
Also visit https://www.phenospex.com/microscan-for-small-digital-phenotyping-tasks/