In the search for high efficiency in root studies, computational systems have been developed to analyze digital images. ImageJ and Safira are public-domain systems that may be used for image analysis of washed roots. However, differences in root properties measured using ImageJ and Safira are supposed. This study compared values of root length and surface area obtained with public-domain systems with values obtained by a reference method. Root samples were collected in a banana plantation in an area of a […]

The efficiency of uptake of a nutrient by plants is a function of their physiological and morphological properties, which may vary between cultivars of the same species. A study was carried out to determine root morphology and kinetic parameters of potassium (K) uptake in rice genotypes. The experiment was conducted in a laboratory and the plants cultivated in pots under artificial light. Treatments were represented by 11 rice genotypes (Avaxi, BRS Atalanta, BRS Bojuru, BRS Fronteira, BRS Querência, CNA 10754, […]

Compaction of agricultural soils due to intensive farming with intense traffic of agricultural machinery has become a limiting factor for crop development in recent years. The objective of this study was to evaluate a Rhodic Acrustox under no-tillage for the influence of compaction on the soil density, porosity, penetration resistance and aggregate stability, and the consequences on corn root growth. Compaction was induced by tractor traffic of MF 292 (105 hp), with a mass of 5 Mg and pressure inflation of 96 kPa for […]