Sensing the electrical properties of roots: A review

S Ehosioke, F Nguyen, S Rao, T Kremer… - Vadose Zone …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thorough knowledge of root system functioning is essential to understand the feedback
loops between plants, soil, and climate. In situ characterization of root systems is …

ResIPy, an intuitive open source software for complex geoelectrical inversion/modeling

G Blanchy, S Saneiyan, J Boyd, P McLachlan… - Computers & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and induced polarization (IP) methods are now
widely used in many interdisciplinary projects. Although field surveys using these methods …

Remote sensing, geophysics, and modeling to support precision agriculture—Part 1: Soil applications

A Pradipta, P Soupios, N Kourgialas, M Doula, Z Dokou… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable agriculture management typically requires detailed characterization of physical,
chemical, and biological aspects of soil properties. These properties are essential for …

Time-lapse monitoring of root water uptake using electrical resistivity tomography and mise-à-la-masse: a vineyard infiltration experiment

B Mary, L Peruzzo, J Boaga, N Cenni, M Schmutz… - Soil, 2020 - soil.copernicus.org
This paper presents a time-lapse application of electrical methods (electrical resistivity
tomography, ERT; and mise-à-la-masse, MALM) for monitoring plant roots and their activity …

Adaptation of citrus orchards to deficit irrigation strategies

D Saitta, S Consoli, F Ferlito, B Torrisi, M Allegra… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the adaptation characteristics of orange trees, related to the application over a
decade of deficit irrigation (DI) strategies, have been explored. To this purpose, the analysis …

Electrical impedance tomography as a tool for phenotyping plant roots

DDJ Corona-Lopez, S Sommer, SA Rolfe, F Podd… - Plant Methods, 2019 - Springer
Background Plant roots are complex, three-dimensional structures that play a central role in
anchorage, water and nutrient acquisition, storage and interaction with rhizosphere …

[HTML][HTML] Application of petrophysical relationships to electrical resistivity models for assessing the stability of a landslide in British Columbia, Canada

J Holmes, J Chambers, P Wilkinson, P Meldrum… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Landslides in the Thompson River Valley, British Columbia, Canada, threaten the
serviceability of two railway lines that connect Vancouver to the rest of Canada and the US …

[HTML][HTML] Small-scale characterization of vine plant root water uptake via 3-D electrical resistivity tomography and mise-à-la-masse method

B Mary, L Peruzzo, J Boaga, M Schmutz… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2018 - hess.copernicus.org
The investigation of plant roots is inherently difficult and often neglected. Being out of sight,
roots are often out of mind. Nevertheless, roots play a key role in the exchange of mass and …

Unravelling soil water dynamics in almond orchards characterized by soil-heterogeneity using electrical resistivity tomography

D Vanella, SR Peddinti, I Kisekka - Agricultural Water Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Characterizing soil heterogeneity helps to improve the management of the natural resources
(mainly water, nutrients and soil itself) at the farm level and enhances crop growth and …

Assessing the extent of citrus trees root apparatus under deficit irrigation via multi-method geo-electrical imaging

B Mary, D Vanella, S Consoli, G Cassiani - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Tree rooting strategies are driven by external and internal factors such as climate conditions
(rain frequency, wind direction), soil structure and crop type. In order to ensure water …