Neutron imaging reveals internal plant water dynamics

Plant and Soil

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 683-693

  Warren, Jeffrey M ^a   Bilheux, Hassina ^b   Kang, Misun ^b,c   Voisin, Sophie ^b   Cheng, Chu Lin ^c   Horita, Juske ^d   Perfect, Edmund ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Hydraulic redistribution; Maize; Radiography; Root water uptake; Water transport

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; GRASS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING METHOD; MAIZE; RADIOGRAPHY; ROOT SYSTEM; SAND; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSLOCATION; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER UPTAKE;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876432447     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1579-7     Document Type: Article

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