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1.2. Root Growth and Morphology

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ID Parameter Method

12_Eich_Greatorex Root growth direction and length in relation to chemical gradients Visual evaluation and WinRhizo analysis of root scans

12_Futsaether Anatomical and morphological studies of living tissue, root development and architecture, water flow velocities in living tissue, root-soil interface and bulk soil. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

12_Gahoonia Root hairs Sampling and cleaning of soil-grown roots for root hair studies

12_Hargreaves Root growth and physical soil changes due to root growth, in-situ Non-invasive 3-D X-ray analysis of plant-soil interactions

12_Helmisaari Root biomass and necromass Root ingrowth core method

12_Himmelbauer Root growth, density and morphology, root spatial distribution Field: profile-wall method, soil-core method;
Laboratory: pot experiments, root cleaning procedure, rhizobox;
Image analysis: root scans and digital photos

12_Hodge Root proliferation (and demography) in N-rich organic patches & influence of AM fungi on root proliferation Microcosms: various designs from essentially 2-D plates to larger containers with minirhizotron tubes

12_Iglesias Root length, number of root tips, root diameter Root image analysis by Delta-T SCAN

12_Loes Root hair length Microscopy and image analysis

12_Lohmus Fine root biomass, production and turnover rate Combined method of ingrowth and soil cores

12_Mainiero Fine root dynamics Minirhizotrone

12_Makkonen Root biomass and necromass Soil core method

12_Menon In situ root growth, dynamic water uptake, infiltration Neutron Radiography

12_Nikolova Fine root growth dynamics: root production, root mortality.
Morphological parameters: fine-root length, diameter, surface area, fine-root phenology and ontogeny. 		Digital in situ recording of fine-root architecture and growth dynamics

12_Ostonen Specific root area (SRA), root tissue density (RTD), specific root length (SRL) and specific endoderm area (SEA); dimensions and proportions of mantle, cortex and stele of ectomycorrhizas Phytocentric approach of morphological and anatomical fine root parameters

12_Sainz_a Root biomass Measurement of root weight

12_Sainz_b Root architecture Image analysis

12_Segal Soil volumetric water content and Root morphology Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Proton density of hydrogen nuclei

12_Thorup_Kristensen Root density and rooting depth, root turnover, short term root growth responses Minirhizotron

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Author: Markus Puschenreiter · last modified: 25.10.2007 18:43:36

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