The Rhizometer – a device for measuring roots of tree seedlings
- 1 October 1968
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Institute of Forestry in The Forestry Chronicle
- Vol. 44 (5) , 21-23
- https://doi.org/10.5558/tfc44021-5
Abstract
A photoelectric device — the rhizometer — which can be used to estimate root surface areas of seedlings is described. The advantage of this instrument is that it is rapid and non-destructive. The method gives comparable results to estimates obtained by direct measurement of diameters and lengths; in addition the estimates are highly reproducible. The technique used has considerable application in the assessment of root systems of seedlings grown under experimental conditions and also in the routine measurement of nursery production stock. Seedlings are capable of being planted out after root measurement by this technique.Keywords
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