Development of a novel semi-hydroponic phenotyping system for studying root architecture

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 355-363

  Chen, Ying L ^a   Dunbabin, Vanessa M ^b   Diggle, Art J ^c   Siddique, Kadambot H M ^a   Rengel, Zed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

bin system; branching; Lupinus angustifolius; narrow leafed lupin; root length; root morphology; root system architecture; root traits; RSA

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; HYDROPONICS; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; ROOT ARCHITECTURE;

LOESELIASTRUM; LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS;

EID: 79955637409     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP10241     Document Type: Article

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