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. 2012 Dec 11;161(2):583–593. doi: 10.1104/pp.112.210062

Table I. NMR-based imaging of storage lipids among differently sized seeds.

Plant Species Seed Size Method Field Strength (Proton Frequency) Resolution (Slice Thickness) Reference
mm
Coconut fruit (Cocos nucifera) 175 T1/T2-weighted spin echo imaging 9.4 Tesla(400 MHz) 781 × 781 µm2 (3 mm) Jagannathan et al. (1995)
Pecan seed (Carya illinoinensis) 40 Chemical shift imaging 4.7 Tesla(200 MHz) 800 × 800 µm2 (No slice selection) Halloin et al. (1993)
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) 9 Chemical shift selective spin-echo imaging 9.4 Tesla(400 MHz) 78 × 78 µm2 (500 µm) Lakshminarayana et al. (1992)
Wheat grain (Triticum aestivum) 7 Spin-echo imaging on dry seeds 20 Tesla (850 MHz) 35 µm isotropic Borisjuk et al. (2011)
Pine seed (Pinus monticola) 6 Chemical shift-selective imaging 8.5 Tesla (360 MHz) 78 × 78 µm2 (500 µm) Terskikh et al. (2005)
Soybean seed 6 Spin-echo imaging on mature seeds 17.6 Tesla (750 MHz) 39 µm isotropic Borisjuk et al. (2005)
Olives fruit (Olea europaea) 6 Chemical shift-selective spin-echo imaging 4.7 Tesla (200 MHz) 195 × 195 µm2 Brescia et al. (2007)
Barley grain 5 Chemical shift-selective spin-echo imaging 17.6 Tesla (750 MHz) 31 × 31 µm2 (750 µm) Neuberger et al. (2008)
Cotton seed 5 Chemical shift-selective spin-echo imaging 17.6 Tesla (750 MHz) 80 µm isotropic Horn et al. (2012)
Sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus) 4 Chemical shift-selective spin-echo imaging 9.4 Tesla (400 MHz) 47 × 47 µm2 (500 µm) Lakshminarayana et al. (1992)
Rapeseed seed 3 Water-suppressed spin-echo imaging 11.7 Tesla (500 MHz) 30 × 30 µm2 (105 µm) Neuberger et al. (2009)
Tobacco seed (N. tabacum) 0.7 Spin-echo imaging on dry seeds 17.6 Tesla(750 MHz) 25 µm isotropic This study