Rhizoslides: paper-based growth system for non-destructive, high throughput phenotyping of root development by means of image analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A quantitative characterization of root system architecture is currently being attempted for various reasons. Non-destructive, rapid analyses of root system architecture are difficult to perform due to the hidden nature of the root. Hence, improved methods to measure root architecture are necessary to support knowledge-based plant breeding and to analyse root growth responses to environmental changes. Here, we report on the development of a novel method to reveal growth and architecture of maize root systems.

Results

The method is based on the cultivation of different root types within several layers of two-dimensional, large (50 × 60 cm) plates (rhizoslides). A central plexiglass screen stabilizes the system and is covered on both sides with germination paper pro

SUBMITTER: Le Marie C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4105838 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature