| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824839 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Whole-plant imaging for studying the complete carbon kinetics involved in photosynthesis and subsequent photoassimilate translocation and unloading was achieved using a positron-emitting tracer imaging system (PETIS) in combination with 11CO2 gas tracer. In an experiment with a soybean (Glycine max cultivar Jack) plant, it was confirmed that the dynamic PETIS image data obtained followed the conservation law for total carbon. Thus, the proposed PETIS technique is a feasible noninvasive and quantitative solution to study the carbon dynamics over an entire plant in environmental and agricultural studies.
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Authors
Naoki Kawachi, Nobuo Suzui, Satomi Ishii, Sayuri Ito, Noriko S. Ishioka, Haruaki Yamazaki, Aya Hatano-Iwasaki, Ken’ichi Ogawa, Shu Fujimaki,