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Root Scanner

Root Scanner

  • Product Number:LD-GX02
  • Product Difference:Scanning type, designed for professional root analysis after washing, measuring root length, diameter, area, volume, and root tip count

Product Introduction

The Root Scanner is designed for professional root analysis after root washing and can also be used for root phenotyping of plants grown in root boxes. It analyzes root length, diameter, area, volume, root tip counts, and more. Powerful yet easy to operate, its software enables morphological analysis of plant roots and overall structural distribution, making it widely applicable in root morphology and structure research.

The Root Scanner utilizes a high-quality graphics scanner to capture high-resolution color or monochrome images of plant root systems. It features a specialized dual-light source illumination system installed beneath the scanning panel and within the top cover, with dedicated dual-light calibration zones reserved on the scanning panel. Additionally, it comes equipped with specialized, highly transparent root placement trays in various sizes. During scanning, light sources beneath the scanning panel and within the top cover simultaneously illuminate root samples placed on the high-transparency tray. This design minimizes shadowing and uneven illumination—common issues in root scanning—effectively ensuring high image quality.

This soft root analysis software supports reading images in TIFF and JPEG standard formats. For acquired images, it employs software decrypted via a dongle to analyze the high-quality root images obtained from scanning. Non-statistical methods are used to measure and calculate fundamental morphological parameters such as the length, diameter, area, volume, and root tips of intersecting and overlapping root sections. This fulfills researchers' needs for studying different categories and levels of plant root systems.

Product Features

  • Capable of analyzing multiple data points and parameters with accurate and reliable results.

  • This instrument features dedicated root analysis software with an image capture system.

  • Supports bulk automated estimation, fully automated root analysis, and primary root extraction analysis. All analysis results are editable and adjustable.

  • Cloud platform analysis enables saving of analysis images, distribution maps, and result data. Outputs to Excel spreadsheets and supports cloud storage.

  • Built-in bilingual display (Chinese/English) with one-click switching for seamless operation.

Product parameters

Optical Resolution4800×9600
ScannerA4 extended dual-light source color scanner
Root System Reflective Scanning Area355.6mm×215.9mm
Transmissive Scanning Area320.0mm×203.2mm
Minimum Pixel Size0.005mm×0.0026mm
Analyzable Measurements(1) Total Root Length;
(2) Branch frequency;
(3) Average root diameter;
(4) Median root diameter;
(5) Maximum diameter;
(6) Total root area;
(7) Total projected area;
(8) Total root volume;
(9) Root tip count;
(10) Fork count;
(11) Overlap count;
(12) Root diameter grade distribution parameters;
(13) Customizable segmented diameters with non-equal intervals, automatically measuring length, projected area, surface area, volume, etc., for each diameter segment along with distribution parameters;
(14) Capable of root color analysis, outputting diameter, length, projected area, surface area, and volume for roots of different colors;
(15) Capable of root topological analysis, automatically determining root connectivity, relationship angles, etc. Additionally, it can independently analyze the length, area, volume, etc., of any segment of a root. It can display the corresponding parameters for any diameter segment of a marked root (customizable with non-equidistant intervals);
(16) Capable of root correction operations including pruning, merging, and connecting branches; correction steps are reversible to rapidly achieve 100% accurate results;
(17) Automatically measures root system fractal dimension using the box-counting method. Analyzes nodule count to objectively determine rhizobium contribution;
(18) Supports fully automated batch root analysis with bulk saving. Data can be consolidated into a single table or saved individually for each root system;
(19) Extracts analytical characteristics from vertical angle and horizontal angle analyses;
Image Capture System(1) Scanning Element: 6-line alternating microlens CCD
(2) Maximum format: A4
(3) Interface type: USB 2.0
(4) Optical resolution (dpi): 4800 × 9600 dpi
(5) Maximum resolution: 12800 × 12800 dpi
(6) Minimum pixel size: ≥0.005 mm × 0.0026 mm
(7) Scanning Light Source: White cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL), 48-bit color depth
(8) Scanning Area: 216×297mm
(9) Scanning Speed (Reflective Media, A4, 300dpi): Monochrome 11 seconds, Color 14 seconds
(10) Film Scanning (35mm, 2400dpi): Positive film: 47 seconds, Negative film: 44 seconds
Optional

(1) Requires a computer; recommended configuration: Brand-name PC (9th Gen Core i5 CPU or higher / 16GB RAM / 21.5" color display / Wireless network card, 4+ USB 2.0 ports, Windows 10 Pro or Ultimate operating system)

(2) Optional A3 dual-light color scanner: Reflective scanning area 305mm × 431.8mm, Root penetration scanning area 304.8mm × 406.4mm

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