Capturing in-field root system dynamics with the RootTracker
J. J. Aguilar, M. Moore, L. Johnson, R. F. Greenhut, E. Rogers, D. Walker, F. O'Neil, J. L. Edwards, J. Thystrup, S. Farrow, J. B. Windle, P. N. Benfey
The paper introduces RootTracker, a device that measures root growth in the field, and finds that maize hybrids respond differently to drought by growing more and deeper roots.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2020Plant Biology