Methodologies for root drought studies in rice /

Edited by Shashidhar, H.E.

Methodologies for root drought studies in rice / Edited by H.E Shashidhar. - Los BaƱos, Laguna : International Rice Research Institute, 2012. - 65 pages : illustration , 28 cm.

Includes references.

Root sampling by using a root box- pinboard method -- Quantitative measurement of root growth angle by using the basket method -- Assessing root growth and water extraction for rainfed rice -- Assessing root penetration ability and resource capture from deeper soil layers -- Field methods -- Methodologies for managed drought stress experiments in the field --Root sampling in the field with soil cores and monoliths -- The raised- bed system and deep- root restriction system system : a unique method of screening deep- rooted genotypes in the field.