A method for analyzing the impact of genetic modifications on plants and selecting a plant with a genetic modification of interest, the method comprising (a) providing a plurality of plants growing under controlled environmental conditions, each plant being associated with a machine-readable identification that distinguishes the plant from other plants; (b) moving the plants in an automated transporter system at one or more intervals during their growing cycle so as to avoid extended exposure to a particular micro-environment, thereby reducing the influence of micro-environment variations on the phenotype of the plants; (c) transporting one or more plants at one or more intervals during its growing cycle through a continuous system for imaging of the plant, wherein the system for imaging comprises a turning mechanism and an imaging device, wherein the turning mechanism turns the plant in a controlled manner, the turning mechanism comprising time-belts, wherein the time-belts and/or the containers are coated with a high friction material and wherein the time-belts are positioned in order to grip the sides of the container and wherein the time-belts have different speed settings allowing the container to turn in a controlled way while being transported through said imaging system; (d) imaging one or more characteristic of the plant while the plant is being moved continuously through the imaging system; (e) analyzing the images for the one or more characteristic of the plant by computer processing and associating the resulting information with the machine-readable identification information for the plant; (f) analyzing the resulting information for the one or more characteristic of the one or more plant to determine the impact of the genetic modification; and (g) either selecting one or more plants with a genetic modification of interest or communicating information from analyzing steps (e) and/or (f) to others for selecting one or more plants with a genetic modification of interest, wherein said imaging system is made to image plants while the plants are being moved continuously through said imaging system. (a) providing a plurality of plants growing under controlled environmental conditions, each plant being associated with a machine-readable identification that distinguishes the plant from other plants; (b) moving the plants in an automated transporter system at one or more intervals during their growing cycle so as to avoid extended exposure to a particular micro-environment, thereby reducing the influence of micro-environment variations on the phenotype of the plants; (c) transporting one or more plants at one or more intervals during its growing cycle through a continuous system for imaging of the plant, wherein the system for imaging comprises a turning mechanism and an imaging device, wherein the turning mechanism turns the plant in a controlled manner, the turning mechanism comprising time-belts, wherein the time-belts and/or the containers are coated with a high friction material and wherein the time-belts are positioned in order to grip the sides of the container and wherein the time-belts have different speed settings allowing the container to turn in a controlled way while being transported through said imaging system; (d) imaging one or more characteristic of the plant while the plant is being moved continuously through the imaging system; (e) analyzing the images for the one or more characteristic of the plant by computer processing and associating the resulting information with the machine-readable identification information for the plant; (f) analyzing the resulting information for the one or more characteristic of the one or more plant to determine the impact of the genetic modification; and (g) either selecting one or more plants with a genetic modification of interest or communicating information from analyzing steps (e) and/or (f) to others for selecting one or more plants with a genetic modification of interest, wherein said imaging system is made to image plants while the plants are being moved continuously through said imaging system.