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Measuring Immune-Induced Inhibition of Seedling Growth
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2025
This video demonstrates the seedling growth inhibition assay in the Arabidopsis thaliana plant. The impact of increased concentration of immune peptide elicitor on seedling growth is determined.
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Agrobacterium-Mediated Virus-Induced Gene Silencing Assay In Cotton
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2011
We present the detailed protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) assay in cotton. The tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-derived VIGS vectors were deployed to induce RNA silencing of cotton GrCLA1, Cloroplastos alterados 1 gene. The albino phenotype caused by silencing GrCLA1 was observed at the seedling stage within 2 weeks after inoculation.
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Seedling Flood Assay for Screening Bacterial Resistance in Tomatoes
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2025
Source: Hassan, J. A., et al. High-Throughput Identification of Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato in Tomato using Seedling Flood Assay. J. Vis. Exp. (2020).This video demonstrates a method to screen for bacterial resistance in different tomato strains using ten-day-old seedlings inoculated with a bacterial suspension. It explains how bacteria invade through stomata, deliver effector proteins to suppress plant immunity, and how plant responses differ between susceptible and resistant...
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Fabricating Cotton Analytical Devices
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2016
To investigate simple fabrication approaches for multiple assay needs, we created a fluid-absorbing channel system made of cotton material. This device was used to establish a multiple detection platform, and solve contamination issues that commonly affect lateral flow-based biomedical devices, for clinical urinalysis of nitrite, total protein, and urobilinogen.
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Imaging the Root Hair Morphology of Arabidopsis Seedlings in a Two-layer Microfluidic Platform
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2017
This article demonstrates how to culture Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings in a two-layer microfluidic platform that confines the main root and root hairs to a single optical plane. This platform can be used for real-time optical imaging of fine root morphology as well as for high-resolution imaging by other means.
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Water uptake reactivates the seed’s metabolism, allowing the germination sequence to proceed. The first visible structure is the radicle, which establishes root development, followed by extension of the hypocotyl. Tracking the timing and success of these events helps biologists determine whether early development is progressing and compare seedling establishment under different environmental conditions.
Once cotyledons emerge and begin photosynthesis, the seedling can produce its own resources rather than relying only on stored reserves. This marks a functional transition in early development. Observing cotyledon emergence therefore helps researchers connect visible growth with the shift from reserve-dependent development to self-supported growth, an important process in plant biology.
Temperature, moisture, light, and soil conditions can influence whether seeds emerge successfully and how seedlings develop. These variables should therefore be controlled or recorded during experiments rather than treated as background details. Comparing growth across environmental settings can show which conditions support stronger establishment and which are associated with poorer early performance.
Seed vigor is best assessed by combining several indicators rather than relying on one observation. Emergence shows how consistently seedlings establish, while height and root development describe structural progress. Biomass adds a measure of accumulated growth. Examining these outcomes together gives researchers a broader basis for comparing seedlings grown under different conditions.
A practical workflow starts by recording seedling emergence, then assessing height and root development. Biomass can be included as an additional growth outcome. Researchers can compare these measurements across temperature, moisture, light, or soil conditions to determine how the tested environment affects early performance. This approach links visible development with quantitative biological evidence.
It provides a useful model for examining early plant development while also addressing crop establishment. In biology, researchers can relate water-triggered metabolism, organ emergence, and the onset of photosynthesis to developmental change. In agriculture, measurements of emergence, roots, height, and biomass can support efforts to improve stand establishment and early plant performance.