Plant Homogenizer & Homogenization Protocol

Ideal for Plant Sample Homogenization

Do you spend lots of time and effort homogenizing plant samples? The Bullet Blender® is a multi-sample homogenizer that delivers high quality and superior yields. No other homogenizer comes close to delivering the Bullet Blender’s winning combination of top-quality performance and budget-friendly affordability.

The Bullet Blender® Homogenizer
Save Time, Effort and Get Superior Results

  • Consistent and High Yield Results
    Run up to 24 samples at the same time under microprocessor-controlled conditions, ensuring experimental reproducibility and high yield. Process samples from 10mg or less up to 3.5g.
  • No Cross Contamination
    No part of the Bullet Blender® ever touches the plant samples – the sample tubes are kept closed during homogenization. There are no probes to clean between samples.
  • Samples Stay Cool
    Homogenizing causes only a few degrees of heating. Our Gold models keep samples at 4°C.
  • Easy and Convenient to Use
    Just place beads and buffer along with your plant sample in standard tubes, load tubes directly in the Bullet Blender, select time and speed, and press start.
  • Risk Free Purchase
    The Bullet Blender® comes with a 30 day money back guarantee and a 2 year warranty, with a 3 year warranty on the motor. The simple, reliable design enables the Bullet Blenders to sell for a fraction of the price of ultrasonic or other agitation based instruments, yet provides an easier, quicker technique.
Bullet Blender Homogenizer

Bullet Blender settings for Plant samples

We have developed protocols for many kinds of plant samples. A sample protocol set, forArabidopsis, is shown below. Explore all of our protocols.

Sample size

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microcentrifuge tube model (up to 300 mg) Small Arabidopsis samples

 

Selected publications for Plant tissue

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Nguyen, H. M., Yadav, N. S., Barak, S., Lima, F. P., Sapir, Y., & Winters, G. (2020). Responses of Invasive and Native Populations of the Seagrass Halophila stipulacea to Simulated Climate Change. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, 812. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00812
Diamos, A. G., Rosenthal, S. H., & Mason, H. S. (2016). 5′ and 3′ Untranslated Regions Strongly Enhance Performance of Geminiviral Replicons in Nicotiana benthamiana Leaves. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00200
Riga, P., Benedicto, L., García-Flores, L., Villaño, D., Medina, S., & Gil-Izquierdo, Á. (2016). Rootstock effect on serotonin and nutritional quality of tomatoes produced under low temperature and light conditions. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 46, 50–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2015.11.003
Davis, T. S., Bosque-Pérez, N. A., Popova, I., & Eigenbrode, S. D. (2015). Evidence for additive effects of virus infection and water availability on phytohormone induction in a staple crop. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2015.00114
Mohammad, A.-I. A. (2015). Electrophoretic analysis of proteins from different date  palm  (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars in Saudi Arabia. African Journal of Biotechnology, 14(15), 1325–1333. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2014.14398
Tierno, R., López, A., Riga, P., Arazuri, S., Jarén, C., Benedicto, L., & Ruiz de Galarreta, J. I. (2015). Phytochemicals determination and classification in purple and red fleshed potato tubers by analytical methods and near infrared spectroscopy: Phytochemicals in potato tubers. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7294
Kraaijeveld, K., de Weger, L. A., Ventayol García, M., Buermans, H., Frank, J., Hiemstra, P. S., & den Dunnen, J. T. (2015). Efficient and sensitive identification and quantification of airborne pollen using next-generation DNA sequencing. Molecular Ecology Resources, 15(1), 8–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12288
Mora, Y., Diaz, R., Vargas-Lagunas, C., Peralta, H., Guerrero, G., Aguilar, A., Encarnacion, S., Girard, L., & Mora, J. (2014). Nitrogen-Fixing Rhizobial Strains Isolated from Common Bean Seeds: Phylogeny, Physiology, and Genome Analysis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80(18), 5644–5654. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01491-14
Devanathan, S., Erban, A., Perez-Torres, R., Kopka, J., & Makaroff, C. A. (2014). Arabidopsis thaliana Glyoxalase 2-1 Is Required during Abiotic Stress but Is Not Essential under Normal Plant Growth. PLoS ONE, 9(4), e95971. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095971
Riga, P., Medina, S., García-Flores, L. A., & Gil-Izquierdo, Á. (2014). Melatonin content of pepper and tomato fruits: Effects of cultivar and solar radiation. Food Chemistry, 156, 347–352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.01.117
Shen, Y.-H., Chen, Y.-H., Liu, H.-Y., Chiang, F.-Y., Wang, Y.-C., Hou, L.-Y., Lin, J.-S., Lin, C.-C., Lin, H.-H., Lai, H.-M., & Jeng, S.-T. (2014). Expression of a gene encoding β-ureidopropionase is critical for pollen germination in tomatoes. Physiologia Plantarum, 150(3), 425–435. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12085
Mohammad. (2013). ELECTROPHORETIC ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN PATTERNS IN DATE PALM “KHALAS” CULTIVAR LEAFLETS AMONG DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF AL-AHSA. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8(4), 343–349. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2013.343.349
Wu, P. H., Liu, C. H., Tseng, K. M., Liu, Y. C., Chen, C. C., Yang, P. P., Huang, Y. X., Chen, W. H., & Wang, H. L. (2013). Low irradiance alters carbon metabolism and delays flower stalk development in two orchids. Biologia Plantarum, 57(4), 764–768. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-013-0340-2
Kwon, D. H., Park, J. H., & Lee, S. H. (2013). Screening of lethal genes for feeding RNAi by leaf disc-mediated systematic delivery of dsRNA in Tetranychus urticae. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 105(1), 69–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2012.12.001
Qualley, A. V., Widhalm, J. R., Adebesin, F., Kish, C. M., & Dudareva, N. (2012). Completion of the core -oxidative pathway of benzoic acid biosynthesis in plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(40), 16383–16388. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1211001109
Mamedov, T., Ghosh, A., Jones, R. M., Mett, V., Farrance, C. E., Musiychuk, K., Horsey, A., & Yusibov, V. (2012). Production of non-glycosylated recombinant proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana plants by co-expressing bacterial PNGase F: Production of non-glycosylated recombinant proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10(7), 773–782. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00694.x
Augustine, R. C., Pattavina, K. A., Tuzel, E., Vidali, L., & Bezanilla, M. (2011). Actin Interacting Protein1 and Actin Depolymerizing Factor Drive Rapid Actin Dynamics in Physcomitrella patens. The Plant Cell, 23(10), 3696–3710. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.111.090753
Mamedov, T., & Yusibov, V. (2011). Green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii possess endogenous sialylated N-glycans. FEBS Open Bio, 1, 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fob.2011.10.003
Rommens, C. M., Shakya, R., Heap, M., & Fessenden, K. (2010). Tastier and Healthier Alternatives to French Fries. Journal of Food Science, 75(4), H109–H115. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01588.x