Articles | Volume 14, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-921-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-921-2017
Research article
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28 Feb 2017
Research article |  | 28 Feb 2017

Multi-frequency electrical impedance tomography as a non-invasive tool to characterize and monitor crop root systems

Maximilian Weigand and Andreas Kemna

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Root systems are essential in nutrient uptake and translocation, but are difficult to characterize non-invasively with existing methods. We propose electrical impedance tomography (EIT) as a new tool for the imaging and monitoring of crop root systems. In a laboratory experiment we demonstrate the capability of the method to capture physiological responses of root systems with high spatial and temporal resolution. We conclude that EIT is a promising functional imaging technique for crop roots.
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