A comparison of methods, including angled and vertical minirhizotrons, for studying root growth and distribution in a spring oat crop

Authors :: P. L. Bragg
Robert Q. Cannell
G. Govi
Source :: Plant and Soil. 73:435-440
Publication Year :: 1983
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1983.
Abstract: Four methods of measuring root distribution in a spring oat crop were compared: minirhizotrons installed vertically, minirhizotrons installed at an angle of 45°, core-break root counts and direct measurement of lengths of root washed from soil cores.

Subjects :: Crop
Root growth
Soil core
Investigation methods
Agronomy
Root distribution
Soil Science
Plant Science
Spring (mathematics)
Biology

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