Calibration of a desktop scanner and digital image analysis procedure for quantification of root morphology

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-229

  Simojoki, Asko ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Barley; Length; Sampling; Staining; Surface area; Volume; Width

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0034354749     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.5663     Document Type: Article

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