A Scanner-based Root Image Acquisition Technique for Measuring Roots on a Rhizotron Window

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1385-1388

  Dong, Shufu ^a   Neilsen, Denise ^a   Neilsen, Gerry H ^a   Weis, Michael ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correlation; Digital; Malus domestica; Method; Root investigation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; FORESTRY; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; MODIFICATION; SCANNING;

IMAGE ACQUISITION TECHNIQUE; TREE ROOTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0842323763     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.7.1385     Document Type: Article

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