In Situ Visualization and Quantification of Three- Dimensional Root System Architecture and Growth Using X-Ray Computed Tomography
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| Title: | Main Title: In Situ Visualization and Quantification of Three- Dimensional Root System Architecture and Growth Using X-Ray Computed Tomography |
| Description: | Abstract: Root system architecture and associated root–soil interactions exhibit large changes over time. Nondestructive methods for the quantification of root systems and their temporal development are needed to improve our understanding of root activity in natural soils. X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) was used to visualize and quantify growth of a single Vicia faba L. root system during a drying period. The plant was grown under controlled conditions in a sandy soil mixture and imaged every second day. Minkowski functionals and Euclidean distance transform were used to quantify root architectural traits. We were able to image the root system with water content decreasing from 29.6 to 6.75%. Root length was slightly underestimated compared with destructive measurements. Based on repeated measurements over time it was possible to quantify the dynamics of root growth and the demography of roots along soil depth. Measurement of Euclidean distances from any point within the soil to the nearest root surface yielded a frequency distribution of travel distances for water and nutrients towards roots. Our results demonstrate that a meaningful quantitative characterization of root systems and their temporal dynamics is possible. |
| Identifier: | 10.2136/vzj2014.03.0024 (DOI) |
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| Creators: | Nicolai Koebernick (Author), Ulrich Weller (Author), Katrin Huber (Author), Steffen Schlüter (Author), Hans-Jörg Vogel (Author), Reinhold Jahn (Author), Harry Vereecken (Author), Doris Vetterlein (Author) |
| Publisher: | Soil Science Society of America |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
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| TR32 Topic: | Vegetation |
| Related Subproject: | B4 |
| Subjects: | Keywords: Root System, Computed Tomography |
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| Filename: | Köbernic_vzj_2014.pdf |
| Data Type: | Text - Article |
| Size: | 10 Pages |
| File Size: | 1.6 MB |
| Date: | Available: 08.08.2014 |
| Mime Type: | application/pdf |
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| Language: | English |
| Status: | Completed |
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| General Access and Use Conditions: | According to the TR32DB data policy agreement. |
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| Licence: | [TR32DB] Data policy agreement |
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| Publication Status: | Published |
| Review Status: | Peer reviewed |
| Publication Type: | Article |
| Article Type: | Journal |
| Source: | Vadose Zone Journal |
| Source Website: | https://www.soils.org |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Number of Pages: | 10 (1 - 10) |
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| Metadata Creator: | Tanja Kramm |
| Metadata Created: | 22.09.2014 |
| Metadata Last Updated: | 22.09.2014 |
| Subproject: | B4 |
| Funding Phase: | 2 |
| Metadata Language: | English |
| Metadata Version: | V50 |
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