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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2022

Using the Automated Botanical Contact Device (ABCD) to Deliver Reproducible, Intermittent Touch Stimulation to Plants.

Caleb Fitzgerald, Cullen S Vens, Nathan Miller, Richard Barker, Matthew Westphall, Johnathan Lombardino, Jerry Miao, Sarah J Swanson, Simon Gilroy

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caleb Fitzgerald *Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Cullen S Vens *Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Nathan MillerDepartment of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Richard BarkerDepartment of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Matthew WestphallDepartment of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Johnathan LombardinoDepartment of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Jerry MiaoDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Sarah J SwansonDepartment of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Simon GilroyDepartment of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. sgilroy@wisc.edu.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USRosetta Stone (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite mechanical stimulation having profound effects on plant growth and development and modulating responses to many other stimuli, including to gravity, much of the molecular machinery triggering plant mechanical responses remains unknown. This gap in our knowledge arises in part from difficulties in applying reproducible, long-term touch stimulation to plants. We describe the design and implementation of the Automated Botanical Contact Device (ABCD) that applies intermittent, controlled, and highly reproducible mechanical stimulation by drawing a plastic sheet across experimental plants. The device uses a computer numerical control platform and continuously monitors plant growth and development using automated computer vision and image analysis. The system is designed around an open-source architecture to help promote the generation of comparable datasets between laboratories. The ABCD also offers a scalable system that could be deployed in the controlled environment setting, such as a greenhouse, to manipulate plant growth and development through controlled, repetitive mechanostimulation.

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PlantsTouchGravitationPlant DevelopmentArabidopsis thalianaAutomated botanical contact deviceImage analysisMechanostimulationTouch

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