Table 1.
Biological scales | Metric scales | Imaging techniques |
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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”.