P R O D U C T al Instr Profession uments fo C r Plan A t Sc T ienc A e, Bio L tec O hn olo G gy a nd A g ri cu l tu re ’18 www.psi.cz Introduction Dear Colleagues and Clients, PSI (Photon Systems Instruments) is the world leader in and to discuss (in strict confidence) the optimal protocols development and manufacturing of instrumentation for imaging for their experimental designs. We also offer phenotyping on and monitoring of biological signals in plants and algae. We demand service in which we grow our client’s plant material, were the first company to offer a chlorophyll fluorescence conduct measurements according to agreed protocols, create imaging system, and we remain at the forefront of technology a secure data base, and assist, if required, in data handling for monitoring growth and physiologial activity in samples that and interpretation. We have numerous collaborative projects range from individual cells to large crop and tree species. with universities worldwide, in which we provide the tools and facilities for students in PhD and Masters programs to conduct The quality of our products is impeccable. In 2017, the founder their research. Such cooperation transforms remarkable ideas of PSI, Mr. Martin Trtilek, won the EY Technical Businessman into reality, and asissts in the training of the next generation of of the Year, reflecting the success of PSI on the world stage, talented plant scientists. and the prestige in which the company is held by its clients. In addition to providing instrumentation, we offer dependable, Recently, lecturing and laboratory-teaching facilities have and timely, worldwide support through our offices in Europe, been made available in a new building equipped with Australia and North America. modern analytical, molecular and microbiology laboratories to complement our automated PlantScreen™ Phenotyping PSI products are represented world-wide, for use in equipment for imaging, and our LED-based Fytoscope™ universities, research institutions and biotech industries. growth facilities and greenhouses. Currently, we are better They are used in terrestrial and aquatic environments, in the equipped than most university departments for the study of laboratory and in the field, from the tropics to the high Arctic. growth, physiology, and photosynthetic performance in very As part of our mission to serve the scientific community, and small to very large scale organisms. We continue to augment, to prove that we deliver the best possible quality and value, and improve, our product line to provide an ever-broadening PSI has established its own Research Center where clients range of high-quality scientific instruments. The fact that can work with our devices prior to sale. Here, our clients may we design and manufacture our screening equipment on conduct proof of concept experiments and obtain training in site (including our remarkable range of hyperspectral and the latest technology and software for plant science research. multispectral cameras), minimises costs to our clients and ensures availability and support. The PSI Research Center provides a service platform with state-of-the-art growth facilities, including greenhouses Please visit our website www.psi.cz for more information and controlled environment rooms that are designed and about PSI and our products, and do not hesitate to contact us manufactured in-house. A team of PhD level plant scientists with any questions you have. You may visit us by appointment is available to assist clients in the operation of equipment, without any obligation. We look forward to welcoming you! Find us on: Diploma of EY Technical Businessman of the Year 2016 1 PSI Research Center At PSI plants are the basis for most of our research. We have We offer access to cutting edge instruments and provide decades of experience in developing innovative technology for professional support of highly skilled technical and scientific both the environmentally controlled cultivation of plants and personnel. Infrastructure of the PSI Plant Phenotyping for sophisticated non-invasive analysis of various plant traits. Research Center is available for use by visiting scientists and We are team of plant scientists that understand your precise on fee-for-service basis for a wide range of phenotyping and requirements. For this reason we established the PSI Research plant cultivation experiments. Center where the newest high-end technology is available for The Plant Phenotyping Research Center operates high-end your research. walk-in growth chambers for precise growth of plants and The mission of the PSI Plant Phenotyping Research Center PlantScreenTM platforms for automated phenotyping of small is to provide state-of-art infrastructure for plant cultivation and mid-size plants in controlled environment (e.g. turfgrass, and automated high-throughput phenotyping of wide range Arabidopsis thaliana) and for cultivation and monitoring of of phenotypic plant traits among various plant species under larger crop plants up to 1.5 meter in height in semi-controlled precisely controlled environmental conditions. greenhouse environment. 2 ^ REALIZE YOUR IDEAS ^ EXPERIENCE OUR RESEARCH • Perform your own research supported by the PSI scientific FACILITIES team • Automated Plant Phenotyping Systems • Choose a complete phenotyping service performed by the • High-End LED based plant growth facilities PSI researchers • Modern laboratory (molecular biology, analytics, • Make your students skilled: Diploma work or PhD positions microbiology) are opened at PSI Research Center • Newest PSI instrumentation and technology • Cooperate with us and turn your remarkable ideas into • Accommodation directly in the PSI Research Center reality Our vision is to provide biological and technical support to our customers and facilitate proof of concept validations of the projects prior realization. 3 Greenhouse installation in Centrum Haná, Olomouc, Czech Republic 4 Content 01 / Pocket-Sized Devices ........... 6 06 / LED Light Sources .............. 87 POCKET-SIZED DEVICES NEWS ........................ 8 LED Light Source SL 3500 ................................... 88 FLUOROMETERS LED Fyto-Panels .................................................. 90 FluorPen FP 110 LED-BARS ........................................................... 92 & PAR -FluorPen FP 110 -MAX -LM ........................ 10 Compact LED Bars .............................................. 94 Monitoring Pen .................................................... 12 Custom LED Bars Systems .................................. 95 AquaPen -C AP -C 110 & AquaPen -P AP -P 110 .... 14 REFERENCES .................................................... 96 REFLECTANCE METERS PlantPen PRI 210 & PlantPen NDVI 310 ............... 16 N-Pen N 110 ....................................................... 18 07 / Fluorometers ....................... 97 PolyPen RP 410 ................................................... 20 Fluorometer FL 3500 ............................................ 98 PolyPen-Aqua PA 210 .......................................... 22 Algae Online Monitor .......................................... 100 LIGHT AND LAI METERS REFERENCES .................................................. 102 SpectraPen LM 510 ............................................. 24 SpectraPen SP 110 ............................................. 26 LaiPen LP 110 ..................................................... 28 08 / Thermoluminescence REFERENCES .................................................... 30 Instruments ....................... 103 02 / FluorCams ........................... 32 Thermoluminescence Instruments TL 500/ST, TL 500/HT, TL 500/LT ...................... 104 INTRODUCTION ................................................. 34 REFERENCES .................................................. 106 Handy FluorCam FC 1000-H ................................ 38 Handy GFPCam FC 1000-H/GFP ......................... 40 Closed FluorCam FC 800-C ................................. 42 09 / Other Devices .................... 107 Closed GFPCam FC 800-C/1010GFP .................. 44 Gas Mixing System GMS 150 ............................ 108 Open FluorCam FC 800-O/1010 Spectrometer SM 9000 ...................................... 110 and FC 800-O/2020 ............................................ 46 PlanTherm PT 100 ............................................. 112 Customized FluorCams ........................................ 48 Gas Analyzer MS GAS-100 ................................ 114 Fluorescence Kinetic Microscope FC 2000-Z ........ 50 REFERENCES .................................................. 115 REFERENCES .................................................... 52 03 / Photobioreactors ................. 53 10 / Phenotyping Systems ....... 116 PlantScreen™ Phenotyping Systems ............... 118 Multi -Cultivator MC -1000 ..................................... 54 PlantScreen™ SC Systems ................................ 122 Photobioreactor FMT 150 .................................... 56 PlantScreen™ Compact Systems ...................... 124 Large-Scale Photobioreactors .............................. 58 PlantScreen™ Modular Systems ........................ 126 PBR Control Software .......................................... 60 PlantScreen™ Robotic XYZ REFERENCES .................................................... 62 and Transect XZ Systems ................................... 128 PlantScreen™ Field Systems ............................. 130 04 / Growth Chambers ............... 64 PlantScreen™