Sample preparation and scanning protocol for computerised analysis of root length and diameter

Plant and Soil

Volumn 218, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 185-196

  Bouma, Tjeerd J ^a   Nielsen, Kai L ^b   Koutstaal, Bas ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Delta T Scan; Root architecture; Root efficiency; Root length; Root scanning; Root diameter distribution; WinRHIZO

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; ROOT SYSTEM; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034054332     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1014905104017     Document Type: Article

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