ArticleApplications in plant sciences2020
Using clear plastic CD cases as low-cost mini-rhizotrons to phenotype root traits.
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- Plant Nutrition-New Methods Based on the Lessons of History: A Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Current Techniques to Study Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interactions.Microorganisms · 2022Review
- Recent developments and potential of robotics in plant eco-phenotyping.Emerging topics in life sciences · 2021Article
- Specialized Plant Growth Chamber Designs to Study Complex Rhizosphere Interactions.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Review
- Using clear plastic CD cases as low-cost mini-rhizotrons to phenotype root traits.Applications in plant sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
premiseWe developed a novel low-cost method to visually phenotype belowground structures in the plant rhizosphere. We devised the method introduced here to address the difficulties encountered growing plants in seed germination pouches for long-term experiments and the high cost of other mini-rhizotron alternatives. METHODS AND
resultsThe method described here took inspiration from homemade ant farms commonly used as an educational tool in elementary schools. Using compact disc (CD) cases, we developed mini-rhizotrons for use in the field and laboratory using the burclover
conclusionsOur method combines the benefits of pots and germination pouches. In CD mini-rhizotrons, plants grew significantly larger than in germination pouches, and unlike pots, it is possible to measure roots without destructive sampling. Our protocol is a cheaper, widely available alternative to more destructive methods, which could facilitate the study of belowground phenotypes and processes by scientists with fewer resources.
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