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In Situ Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Plant Roots

Author(s) -

Gruwel Marco L.H.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

vadose zone journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.036

H-Index - 81

ISSN - 1539-1663

DOI - 10.2136/vzj2013.08.0158

Subject(s) - sativum , plant roots , tractography , magnetic resonance imaging , pisum , nuclear magnetic resonance , diffusion mri , zea mays , in situ , plant root , botany , chemistry , soil science , physics , geology , agronomy , biology , medicine , radiology , organic chemistry

Visualization of the root system architecture of plants is possible using a combination of magnetic resonance imaging of water mobility and tractography. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a magnetic resonance application, was used to provide a three‐dimensional map of water mobility inside a pot containing soil and roots. Tractography generates channels that constitute pathways of facilitated water movement, representing the roots, calculated from water diffusion properties obtained from DTI experiments. Examples of pea ( Pisum sativum L.) and corn [ Zea mays L. var. indentata (Sturtev.) L.H. Bailey] root growth are provided.

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