Measuring Roots An Updated Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mancuso, Stefano (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Forestry.; Plant physiology.; Biology > Technique.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Biological Techniques.

Roots represent half of the plant body – and arguably the more interesting half. Despite its obvious importance for the whole plant, until recently our knowledge of the root apparatus was very limited, mostly due to the inadequacy of the techniques available. Recent advances in the visualization and...