Quantitative 3D Analysis of Plant Roots Growing in Soil Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Published in: Plant physiology (Bethesda) Vol. 170; no. 3; pp. 1176 - 1188
• Main Authors: van Dusschoten, Dagmar, Metzner, Ralf, Kochs, Johannes, Postma, Johannes A., Pflugfelder, Daniel, Bühler, Jonas, Schurr, Ulrich, Jahnke, Siegfried
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Plant Biologists 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Breakthrough Technologies; Hordeum - anatomy & histology; Hordeum - growth & development; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - statistics & numerical data; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - statistics & numerical data; Phenotype; Plant Roots - anatomy & histology; Plant Roots - growth & development; Software; Soil; Zea mays - anatomy & histology; Zea mays - growth & development

Precise measurements of root system architecture traits are an important requirement for plant phenotyping. Most of the current methods for analyzing root growth require either artificial growing conditions (e.g. hydroponics), are severely restricted in the fraction of roots detectable (e.g. rhizotr...