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. 2015 Feb 10;11:6. doi: 10.1186/s13007-015-0050-1

Table 1.

Multiple scale high-resolution imaging in plant sciences

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]

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