Root Hair Sizer: an algorithm for high throughput recovery of different root hair and root developmental parameters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The root is an important organ for water and nutrient uptake, and soil anchorage. It is equipped with root hairs (RHs) which are elongated structures increasing the exchange surface with the soil. RHs are also studied as a model for plant cellular development, as they represent a single cell with specific and highly regulated polarized elongation. For these reasons, it is useful to be able to accurately quantify RH length employing standardized procedures. Methods commonly employed rely on manual steps and are therefore time consuming and prone to errors, restricting analysis to a short segment of the root tip. Few partially automated methods have been reported to increase measurement efficiency. However, none of the reported methods allow an accurate and standardized de

SUBMITTER: Guichard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724272 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature