A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
[HTML][HTML] Crop phenomics and high-throughput phenotyping: past decades, current challenges, and future perspectives
Since whole-genome sequencing of many crops has been achieved, crop functional
genomics studies have stepped into the big-data and high-throughput era. However …
genomics studies have stepped into the big-data and high-throughput era. However …
RhizoVision Explorer: Open-source software for root image analysis and measurement standardization
Roots are central to the function of natural and agricultural ecosystems by driving plant
acquisition of soil resources and influencing the carbon cycle. Root characteristics like …
acquisition of soil resources and influencing the carbon cycle. Root characteristics like …
[HTML][HTML] Uncovering the hidden half of plants using new advances in root phenotyping
Highlights•A 'second green revolution'using crops with improved below-ground traits is
needed.•Phenotyping plant roots poses practical and data challenges.•Technologies for 2D …
needed.•Phenotyping plant roots poses practical and data challenges.•Technologies for 2D …
Future scenarios for plant phenotyping
With increasing demand to support and accelerate progress in breeding for novel traits, the
plant research community faces the need to accurately measure increasingly large numbers …
plant research community faces the need to accurately measure increasingly large numbers …
[HTML][HTML] Root traits and phenotyping strategies for plant improvement
A Paez-Garcia, CM Motes, WR Scheible, R Chen… - Plants, 2015 - mdpi.com
Roots are crucial for nutrient and water acquisition and can be targeted to enhance plant
productivity under a broad range of growing conditions. A current challenge for plant …
productivity under a broad range of growing conditions. A current challenge for plant …
[HTML][HTML] Next-generation phenotyping: requirements and strategies for enhancing our understanding of genotype–phenotype relationships and its relevance to crop …
JN Cobb, G DeClerck, A Greenberg, R Clark… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2013 - Springer
More accurate and precise phenotyping strategies are necessary to empower high-
resolution linkage mapping and genome-wide association studies and for training genomic …
resolution linkage mapping and genome-wide association studies and for training genomic …
[HTML][HTML] Azospirillum brasilense promotes increases in growth and nitrogen use efficiency of maize genotypes
DM Zeffa, LJ Perini, MB Silva, NV de Sousa… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The development of cultivars with an improved nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) together with
the application of plant growth-promoting bacteria is considered one of the main strategies …
the application of plant growth-promoting bacteria is considered one of the main strategies …
Cell to whole-plant phenotyping: the best is yet to come
Imaging and image processing have revolutionized plant phenotyping and are now a major
tool for phenotypic trait measurement. Here we review plant phenotyping systems by …
tool for phenotypic trait measurement. Here we review plant phenotyping systems by …
Plant phenomics: An overview of image acquisition technologies and image data analysis algorithms
The study of phenomes or phenomics has been a central part of biology. The field of
automatic phenotype acquisition technologies based on images has seen an important …
automatic phenotype acquisition technologies based on images has seen an important …