Development of a model estimating root length density from root impacts on a soil profile in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br). Application to measure root system response to water stress in field conditions
A. Faye, B. Sine, J.-L. Chopart, A. Grondin, M. Lucas, A. G. Diedhiou, P. Gantet, L. Cournac, D. Min, A. Audebert, A. Kane, L. Laplaze
The paper develops a model to estimate root length density from root intersection densities in pearl millet, showing root reorientation under water stress.
bioRxiv · Mar 11, 2019Plant Biology