Distinguishing between metabolically active and inactive roots by combined staining with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride and image colour analysis

Plant and Soil

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 75-82

  Stūrīte, Ievina ^a   Henriksen, Trond Maukon ^a   Breland, Tor Arvid ^b  

^a Apelsvoll Research Centre   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Lolium multiflorum; Root activity; Root length; Trifolium repens; Vital stain; WinRHIZO

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; METABOLISM; ROOT SYSTEM;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 21244433640     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-004-2027-0     Document Type: Article

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