Rice Root Architecture Software (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Rice Root Architecture Software

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These images show the root architecture variation among three different types of rice. Joshua Weitz, an assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Biology, and his team have developed a software program to analyze the complex root network structure of these and other crop plants.

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Copyright American Society of Plant Biologists; dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.109.150748

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