Minirhizotron techniques

Boris Rewald; Jhonathan E. Ephrath

Minirhizotron techniques

Boris Rewald, Jhonathan E. Ephrath

The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands

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Abstract

Special techniques are required to investigate root systems since they are hidden in the soil. Traditionally, destructive techniques like coring, trenching, and excavating have been used to access roots in situ. More recently, nondestructive techniques including rhizotrons and minirhizotrons (MRs) were developed in order to allow direct and repeated observations of the roots within the rhizosphere.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Plant Roots
Subtitle of host publication	The Hidden Half, Fourth Edition
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	735-750
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781439846490
ISBN (Print)	9781439846483
State	Published - 1 Jan 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Engineering

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