Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstraße 3, Gatersleben, Germany.
Plant J. 2012 Apr;70(1):129-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2012.04927.x.
Understanding the way in which plants develop, grow and interact with their environment requires tools capable of a high degree of both spatial and temporal resolution. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a technique which is able to visualize internal structures and metabolites, has the great virtue that it is non-invasive and therefore has the potential to monitor physiological processes occurring in vivo. The major aim of this review is to attract plant biologists to MRI by explaining its advantages and wide range of possible applications for solving outstanding issues in plant science. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of MRI in the study of plant physiology and development, plant-environment interactions, biodiversity, gene functions and metabolism. Overall, it is our view that the potential benefit of harnessing MRI for plant research purposes is hard to overrate.
理解植物的发育、生长和与环境相互作用的方式需要能够达到高度空间和时间分辨率的工具。磁共振成像（MRI）是一种能够可视化内部结构和代谢物的技术，其优点是无创，因此有可能监测体内发生的生理过程。本综述的主要目的是通过解释其在解决植物科学中突出问题方面的广泛应用和优势，吸引植物生物学家使用 MRI。我们讨论了 MRI 在研究植物生理学和发育、植物-环境相互作用、生物多样性、基因功能和代谢方面的挑战和机遇。总的来说，我们认为利用 MRI 进行植物研究的潜在好处是难以高估的。
