An integrated method for quantifying root architecture of field-grown maize

Annals of Botany

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 841-851

  Wu, Jie ^a   Guo, Yan ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Branching order; lateral roots; maize; root architectural model; root system architecture; topological structure; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MACHINERY; MAIZE; PARAMETERIZATION; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; SAMPLING; SOFTWARE; TOPOLOGY;

ZEA MAYS;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING;

MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDLINGS; SOFTWARE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84910596386     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu009     Document Type: Article

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