Trends in Plant Science - Technology of the month: Exposing Deep Roots: A Rhizobox Laboratory

Some of the unique Deep Frontier research facilities were presented as ‘Technology of the month’ in ‘Trends in Plant Science’ in the April 2020 issue. The 4 meter high root towers – 12 towers each with 2 units (4 x 1.2 x 0.3 m) were described and illustrated together with the methods developed for studying deep roots (below 1.5 m) such as ingrowth cores, photobox, and tracer methods.

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Technology of the month

Exposing Deep Roots: A Rhizobox Laboratory

Kristian Thorup-Kristensen, Niels Halberg, Mette H. Nicolaisen, Jørgen E. Olesen, and Dorte Bodin Dresbøll

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Trends in Plant Science April 2020, Vol. 25, No. 4