The MultispeQ Meter
PhotosynQ, a project based at the Michigan State University, aims to help plant scientists around the world gather data through an inexpensive hand-held device called MultispeQ for scanning plant material.
By connecting the device to a Smartphone, researchers can use it to collect information about how efficiently a plant photosynthesizes, for example, as well as data on the soil it is growing in. Data is automatically updated from the phone to a cloud server. PhotosynQ’s four founders run an open access website and Smartphone app through which researchers can remotely monitor, compare and analyze this information. They hope it will give researchers, particularly those in developing countries, access to a wider range of information on which to base decisions about breeding better plant varieties.
By connecting the device to a Smartphone, researchers can use it to collect information about how efficiently a plant photosynthesizes, for example, as well as data on the soil it is growing in. Data is automatically updated from the phone to a cloud server. PhotosynQ’s four founders run an open access website and Smartphone app through which researchers can remotely monitor, compare and analyze this information. They hope it will give researchers, particularly those in developing countries, access to a wider range of information on which to base decisions about breeding better plant varieties.
The MultispeQ is the name of the hand held device. combines the functionality of a handheld fluorometer, a chlorophyll meter, and a bench-top spectrometer into one low cost, modifiable tool that brings lab quality measurements to field applications. Measure photosynthetic phenotypes in real field conditions, identify biotic and abiotic stresses in plants or algae, and collect thousands of data points around the world using collaborators in the PhotosynQ network. The MultispeQ is what you wanted all your other tools to be - affordable, powerful, modifiable, and collaborative by design.
