Assessing olive diversity for root traits associated with WUE
2008
Bari, A.; Hadjhasan, A., International Center for Agricultural Research in dry Areas, Aleppo (Syria). Biodiversity International | Boulouha, B.; Sikaoui, H., Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Marrakech (Morocco) | Araus, J.L., Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo , Mexico, D.F. (Mexico) | Martín, A.; González-Andújar, J.L., Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Córdoba (Spain). Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible | Al-Ibrahem, A., General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Idleb (Syria). Olive Section | Talal, A., University of Tishreen, Latakia (Syria). Faculty of Agriculture
A plant's root system is a highly organized structure that not only serves as anchorage but also in the acquisition of water. As water resources are becoming limited water-use efficient genotypes with greater access to, and efficient exploitation of, sub-soil water are sought. However, measuring root traits to assess diversity within crops, is tedious work since this process involves studying large numbers of samples. To measure these root traits we used imaging techniques and quantitative modelling. The results show that there are indications of a relationship between root traits measured and stable carbon isotope discrimination, which is asurrogate for water use efficiency (WUE)
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