February 2018 - plants-user - lists.vbcf.ac.at

FW: Upcoming LED light upgrade of ALL phytotrons
by Jez,Jakub 16 May '18

16 May '18

Dear all, The LED panels for the GMI phytotrons will be delivered by next week and the installation will start on the 27.12.2018. The order will be mainly given by the phytotron number (5-17). For one phytotron we count with around 3-4 hours of work. In praxis, we will exchange one panel by another during full operation of the respective phytotrons – temperature and humidity will not be significantly affected. Of course, we will also take care of your plants. But, please make sure that all older plants are tied up and/or packed in bags. LEDs for the MFPL phytotrons will be delivered in January 2018. For the specs of the LED please refer to the attachment and the e-mail below. Briefly, the spectrum is fixed (see attachment) but the intensity adjustable – for the beginning we will set the same intensity which was set in the old setup (2, 4 or 6 tubes). “We are fully aware that any changes of environmental conditions might influence your experiments, phenotypes etc. and cause issues with repeatability/reproducibility of results. Still, the desired plan foresees to replace all tubes in one go during the first two weeks of January 2018. In case of ongoing, highly sensitive experiments and experiment repetitions falling into this timeframe or any other concerns please get in touch with me asap!” I am happy to discuss the upgrade with you and your group in person and provide you more details on the product and upgrade process. In case of any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me! Best regards, Jakub and Borries From: Jakub Jez <jakub.jez(a)vbcf.ac.at> Date: Friday, November 10, 2017 at 10:10 AM To: "Becker, Claude" <claude.becker(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, "Belkhadir, Youssef" <youssef.belkhadir(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, "Berger, Frederic" <frederic.berger(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, "Busch, Wolfgang" <wolfgang.busch(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, "Dagdas, Yasin" <yasin.dagdas(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, "Djamei, Armin" <armin.djamei(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, "Mittelsten Scheid, Ortrun" <ortrun.mittelstenscheid(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, "Nodine, Michael" <michael.nodine(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, "Nordborg, Magnus" <magnus.nordborg(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, Andreas Bachmair <andreas.bachmair(a)univie.ac.at>, Peter Schlögelhofer <peter.schloegelhofer(a)univie.ac.at>, Markus Teige <Markus.Teige(a)univie.ac.at> Cc: "Luberacki, Borries" <borries.luberacki(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, "VBCFplants.GRP" <plants(a)vbcf.ac.at>, "Tiran,Andreas" <Andreas.Tiran(a)vbcf.ac.at>, "Kiess, Markus" <markus.kiess(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at>, Martins Fabien <fabien.martins(a)mfpl.ac.at>, "Schmidt,Herbert" <Herbert.Schmidt(a)imp.ac.at>, "Rojdl,Martin" <Martin.Rojdl(a)imba.oeaw.ac.at> Subject: Upcoming LED light upgrade of ALL phytotrons Dear group leaders, Unfortunately, I was not able to present the planned LED upgrade during the last GMI GL meeting. However, we have finalized the LED product development and are very satisfied with the outcome! It is planned, to replace the present fluorescent tube installations in ALL phytotrons (GMI -1 and MFPL 8) by a novel custom designed LED solution provided by the German company RHENAC GreenTec AG. A high-tech LED light solution by RHENAC (variable spectrum) was already installed in chamber #1 (phenotyping) and #2 (Marchantia) last year and is performing very well. Briefly, the final product design will facilitate i.a. the following: * Plug & play design * a fixed and extensively tested light spectrum which is designed to be as close as possible to full sunlight (spectrum see attachment) * highly homogenous spatial distribution of light intensity and spectrum (minimized edge effects) * up to max. ~320 µmol m-2 s-1 (limit of passive cooling setups) * 8 fixed light intensity steps (á ~40 µmol m-2 s-1 ) plus additional linear adjustments in between The upgrade is planned for the first two weeks of January 2018. We are fully aware that any changes of environmental conditions might influence your experiments, phenotypes etc. and cause issues with repeatability/reproducibility of results. Still, the desired plan foresees to replace all tubes in one go during the first two weeks of January 2018. In case of ongoing, highly sensitive experiments and experiment repetitions falling into this timeframe or any other concerns please get in touch with me asap. I am happy to discuss the upgrade with you and your group in person and provide you more details on the product and upgrade process. Best regards, Jakub & Borries -- Jakub Jeż Head, Plant Sciences Facility [cid:image001.png@01D374E8.856DDA00] VIENNA BIOCENTER CORE FACILITIES GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 | 1030 Vienna | Austria VBC 2 | Plaza Floor | room PG-3 phone: +43 1 796 2324 7090 mobile: +43 664 8084 7 7090 e-mail: jakub.jez(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:jakub.jez@csf.ac.at> web: www.vbcf.ac.at<http://www.csf.ac.at/> www.vbcf.ac.at/plants<http://www.csf.ac.at/plants> Twitter: @VBCF_PlantS<https://twitter.com/VBCF_PlantS> Austrian Plant Phenotyping Network – APPN www.appn.at<http://www.appn.at> COST FA1306 “The quest for tolerant varieties - Phenotyping at plant and cellular level” www.plant-phenotyping.org/home_costfa1306<http://www.plant-phenotyping.org/home_costfa1306>

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2nd annual APPN Conference meets EPPN2020
by Koemeda,Stefanie 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Dear colleagues, This is a reminder and a call for submissions of abstracts for oral presentations. The deadline for abstract submission is this Thursday 1st of March, 2018. In case you want to attend the APPN/EPPN2020 meeting and workshop please note that the online registration is mandatory! Access to the meeting, coffee breaks and lunch will only be possible with a badge! Looking forward to seeing you! Kind regards, Stefanie Plant Sciences Facility [cid:image001.png@01D1AAE0.3F084D80] VIENNA BIOCENTER CORE FACILITIES GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 | 1030 Vienna | Austria VBC 2 | Plaza Floor | room PG-3 phone: +43 1 796 2324 7090 mobile: +43 699 182 459 58 e-mail: stefanie.koemeda(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:stefanie.koemeda@vbcf.ac.at> web: www.vbcf.ac.at<http://www.csf.ac.at/> www.vbcf.ac.at/plants<http://www.csf.ac.at/plants> Austrian Plant Phenotyping Network - APPN www.appn.at<http://www.appn.at> COST FA1306 "The quest for tolerant varieties - Phenotyping at plant and cellular level" http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/fa/Actions/FA1306 http://www.plant-phenotyping.org/home_costfa1306

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INVITATION 2nd annual APPN Conference meets EPPN2020
by Koemeda,Stefanie 06 Feb '18

06 Feb '18

Dear all, It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 2nd Austrian Plant Phenotyping Network (APPN<http://www.appn.at/>) Meeting which will take place on the 17th & 18th of April 2018 at the BOKU Vienna and Tulln. This year we will be joined by the European Plant Phenotyping Network (EPPN2020<https://eppn2020.plant-phenotyping.eu/>). The meeting will give you the unique opportunity to present and discuss your research in a highly multidisciplinary and international environment. We also offer a technical workshop on root phenotyping, including a field visit. We intend to bring together biologists, breeders, technology developer, imaging experts, statisticians and bioinformaticians. The keynote lecture will be given by Michelle Watt, Scientific Director of the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Plant Sciences (IBG-2) Jülich, followed by EPPN2020 Speakers, selected talks and a poster session in the Festsaal at BOKU Vienna. On the second day we offer a technical workshop on root phenotyping, taking place at BOKU Tulln. Key dates: Registration link (free): www.appn.at/2ndappn_eppn2020<http://www.appn.at/2ndappn_eppn2020> Abstract submission: 1 March 18 Registration deadline: 6 April 18 If you want to join the APPN community and receive news on the latest technology developments, events, grant opportunities etc. we kindly invite you to subscribe to the APPN mailing list by using the following Link: http://www.vbcf.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/appn Attached to this email please find the meeting flyer for publishing. Please help us to spread the news! We are very much looking forward to receive your abstract and meeting you at the BOKU! Kind regards, Stefanie Koemeda & the organizing committee Stefanie Koemeda Plant Sciences Facility [cid:image001.png@01D1AAE0.3F084D80] VIENNA BIOCENTER CORE FACILITIES GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 | 1030 Vienna | Austria VBC 2 | Plaza Floor | room PG-3 phone: +43 1 796 2324 7090 mobile: +43 699 182 459 58 e-mail: stefanie.koemeda(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:stefanie.koemeda@vbcf.ac.at> web: www.vbcf.ac.at<http://www.csf.ac.at/> www.vbcf.ac.at/plants<http://www.csf.ac.at/plants> Austrian Plant Phenotyping Network - APPN www.appn.at<http://www.appn.at>

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