2017 Volume 29 Issue 1 Pages 1-2
Observation and investigation of subcellular structure and of behavior of molecules are critical to analyze and to understand plant development and physiology. To achieve these observations, it is necessary not only to use but also to develop cutting-edge techniques for imaging. We have organized a symposium entitled “Frontline of imaging to understand diverse plant phenomena: from subcellular structure to environmental response” at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan. This symosium was co-sponsored by The Japanese Society of Plant Morphology, Integrated Imaging Research Support (IIRS), and Integrative System of Autonomous Environmental Signal Recognition and Memorization for Plant Plasticity (Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, a MEXT Grant-in Aid Project). In this symposium, six researchers have presented cutting-edge techniques for imaging such as visualizing specific molecules or structures, live-imaging method for deep inside the tissue, and quantitative evaluation of subcellular component by microscopic image analysis. Novel insights in regulating various plant phenomena obtained by using these techniques were also presented.
