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Table 1 Multiple scale high-resolution imaging in plant sciences

From: Multiscale imaging of plants: current approaches and challenges

Biological scales

Metric scales

Imaging techniques

From molecule to cell

10 nm to 10 μm

PALM-STORM [12],

  

STED [13], 3DSIM [14]

From cell to organs

0.1 μm to dcm

OCT [30], LSFM [17],

  

X-ray PCT [16],

  

confocal [18], OPT [19]

From nodules to root system

μm to m

Rhizotron [24,25],

  

X-ray μCT [20-22]

From leaf to entire shoot

mm to 10 m

depth-imaging,

  

LIDAR [26,27]

From shoot to canopy

m to hm

remote sensing,

  

UAV imaging [28,29]

  1. Acronyms are explicated in Section “Multiscale high-resolution imaging in plant sciences”.