Using radius frequency distribution functions as a metric for quantifying root systems

Plant and Soil

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 475-493

  Scanlan, Craig A ^a,b   Hinz, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Centre for Cropping Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

Frequency distribution; Log normal distribution; Radius; Root; Root surface area; Root volume

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIAMETER; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM;

EID: 77953715336     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0314-5     Document Type: Article

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