Computed tomography scanning can monitor the effects of soil medium on root system development: An example of salt stress in corn

Computed tomography scanning can monitor the effects of soil medium on root system development: An example of salt stress in corn

Seeds and young seedlings often encounter high soluble salt levels in the upmost soil layers, impeding vigorous growth by affecting root establishment. Computed tomography (CT) scanning used at low X-ray doses can help study root development in such conditions non-destructively, because plants are a...

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Main Authors: Sowmyalakshmi eSubramanian, Liwen eHan, Pierre eDutilleul, Donald Lawrence Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Structural complexity
corn (Zea mays L.)
NaCl salt stress
Fractal dimension (FD)
Relative growth rates
Computed tomography (CT) scanning
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00256/full

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