Digital Root Imager (CI-600)
Root development and function are vitally important for plant adaptation to the environment. The understanding of root biology is critically necessary to facilitate the improvement of crop performance, especially in the face of environmental constraints. The CI-600 is the only instrument available that enables researchers to capture non-destructive, high resolution, digital images to observe the development and function of a plant’s root system.
- Provides a high-resolution underground color image of living roots in the soil
- Enables observation of root growth and behavior over time; one or multiple growing seasons
- Portable and field ready for fast accurate root and soil images
Images courtesy of Dr. Dylan Fischer at Evergreen State College. For more images please visit his web site.
- Super high-resolution image up to 188 million pixels
- Linear scanning with no distortion
- Each scan provides a 360-degree image (21.59 × 19.56cm)
- Very portable and quick operation
- Allows observing root growth and behavior during an entire growing season or longer
- USB interface for laptop computer image storage
- CI-601/602 enables unmanned long term remote root image monitoring
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- How To Use It
- How It Works
- What's In The Box
- Scanner Resolution: Maximum 1200dpi - up to 188 million pixels
- Image Size: 21.6W × 19.6L cm (8.5W × 7.7L in)
- Scan Speed: 5 to 15 seconds - depending on scanning resolutions
- Interface: USB port
- Power Supply: Computer USB port
- Scan Head Dimensions: 34.3cm long × 6.4cm diameter
- Standard Clear Tube Dimensions: 6.4cm inner diameter × 182.9cm length (2.5 inches × 6 feet); custom lengths available upon request
- Scanner Unit Weight: 750g
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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- What's In The Box
The CI-600 is designed for long-term root studies on living plants in the field. Install clear acrylic tubes within the study area prior to the growing season. When the plant begins to build a network of roots, images of the structure and behavior of the roots can be recorded and analyzed with an available root analysis software package. The CI-600 scanner head fits within the tubes to scan roots as they grow over time, providing nearly 360-degree high-resolution color images of soil and roots.
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- How To Use It
- How It Works
- What's In The Box
To obtain an image, insert the CI-600 scan head into a pre-installed underground tube and begin the scanning program on the computer. The scan head automatically rotates nearly 360-degrees, creating a 21.59 × 19.56cm-size high-resolution color image of the soil and roots. Users can easily move the scan head to different depths, and from tube to tube.
- Features
- Specifications
- How To Use It
- How It Works
- What's In The Box
- The CI-600 main scanner unit
- Scanning software
- USB connecting cable
- Three 6-foot standard clear tubes with end caps
- Indicator rod
- Operation manual
- Calibration tube
- Software manual
- Hard-shell instrument carrying case
Optional:
- Laptop or Handheld computer
- Imaging analysis software
Hand auger equipment or an electric drill is required to install the soil tubes. We will be happy to provide sources for purchasing the equipment upon request.
