ArticleThe New phytologist2026
Deep roots through time and crops: insight from five seasons at DeepRootLab.
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- Deep soil layers show the most pronounced genetic variation in wheat root length.Plant methods · 2026Article
- A systematic comparison of transformers and ConvNets for root segmentation across nine datasets.Plant methods · 2026Article
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Deep-rooted crops accessing water and nutrients from deep soil layers enhance the resource base for crop production. However, studying these roots in field conditions is labour-intensive, limiting research scope. We established a field root research facility with 48 plots for replicated experiments. The facility includes 144 6-metre-long minirhizotron tubes and an AI-based pipeline for rapid root trait analysis. We also attempted to install access tubes and customized ingrowth core production for less-invasive root activity determination. Our study revealed significant differences in deep root density among species, particularly at depths of 2.5 to 4.5 m, over 5 years. The less-invasive studies using ingrowth cores reached depths of 4.2 m. Nutrient tracer
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