Computed tomography (CT) in combination with advanced image processing can be used to
non-invasively and non-destructively visualize complex interiors of living and non-living …

Root growth process in soils has long been a matter of interest to soil and plant scientists.
However the opaque nature of the soil has been a barrier to most research attempts aimed …

Soil structure is very important in agriculture since it affects soil and plant root attributes,
such as root system distribution, soil water and nutrient transport, and heat transfer …

The study of the spatial configuration of soil, in its complexity, requires an understanding of
the interrelations and interactions between the diverse soil constituents, at various levels of …

Aims Conventional methodology using destructive sampling, which is laborious and has
poor spatial and temporal resolution, has limited our understanding of soil-plant interactions …

Publisher Summary Application of computer-assisted tomography to X-and y-ray attenuation
measurements has provided an exciting new method for nondestructive imaging within a …

In a previous paper (Crestana et al. 1985) we demonstrated the possibility of using
computed tomographic (CT) scanning for investigations in soil science. One of the main …

Root systems play an important role in soil-based resource acquisition. The ability to
quantify the structural complexity of a root system should lead to an improved understanding …

The last 25 years of the use of computed tomography in Brazil, applied to soil physics is here
presented. This period ranges from the first publication made by Brazilian researchers in …

To date no experimental technique has been capable of directly and repetitively measuring
spatial distributions of soil water content in a non-destructive manner. The potential of …