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Effects of long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations on the soil micro and macro structures of rice paddies (2015)
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The soil structure of paddy soil is very dynamic from the aggregate to the pedon scale because of intensive anthropogenic management strategies. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations can affect so... Read More about Effects of long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations on the soil micro and macro structures of rice paddies.

Visual tracking for the recovery of multiple interacting plant root systems from X-ray ?CT images (2015)
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We propose a visual object tracking framework for the extraction of multiple interacting plant root systems from three-dimensional X-ray micro computed tomography images of plants grown in soil. Our method is based on a level set framework guided by... Read More about Visual tracking for the recovery of multiple interacting plant root systems from X-ray ?CT images.

Extracting multiple interacting root systems using X-ray microcomputed tomography (2015)
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© 2015 The Authors The Plant Journal published by Society for Experimental Biology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Root system interactions and competition for resources are active areas of research that contribute to our understanding of how roots perc... Read More about Extracting multiple interacting root systems using X-ray microcomputed tomography.

Effects of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-1 on roots of wheat and oil seed rape quantified using X-ray Computed Tomography and real-time PCR (2015)
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Rhizoctonia solani is a plant pathogenic fungus that causes significant establishment and yield losses to several important food crops globally. This is the first application of high resolution X-ray micro Computed Tomography (X-ray μCT) and real-tim... Read More about Effects of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-1 on roots of wheat and oil seed rape quantified using X-ray Computed Tomography and real-time PCR.

Impacts of zero tillage on soil enzyme activities, microbial characteristics and organic matter functional chemistry in temperate soils (2015)
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Zero tillage management of agricultural soils has potential for enhancing soil carbon (C) storage and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, the mechanisms which control carbon (C) sequestration in soil in response to zero tillage are not well u... Read More about Impacts of zero tillage on soil enzyme activities, microbial characteristics and organic matter functional chemistry in temperate soils.

Assessing the influence of the rhizosphere on soil hydraulic properties using X-ray computed tomography and numerical modelling (2015)
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© 2015 © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology. Understanding the dynamics of water distribution in soil is crucial for enhancing our knowledge of managing soil and water resources. Th... Read More about Assessing the influence of the rhizosphere on soil hydraulic properties using X-ray computed tomography and numerical modelling.

Examining the potential for climate change mitigation from zero tillage (2015)
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The benefits of reduced and zero-tillage systems have been presented as reducing runoff, enhancing water retention and preventing soil erosion. There is also general agreement that the practice can conserve and enhance soil organic carbon (C) levels... Read More about Examining the potential for climate change mitigation from zero tillage.

Three-dimensional quantification of soil hydraulic properties using X-ray Computed Tomography and image-based modeling (2015)
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We demonstrate the application of a high-resolution X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) method to quantify water distribution in soil pores under successive reductive drying. We focus on the wet end of the water release characteristic (WRC) (0 to ?75 kPa)... Read More about Three-dimensional quantification of soil hydraulic properties using X-ray Computed Tomography and image-based modeling.

Using X-ray computed tomography to explore the role of abscisic acid in moderating the impact of soil compaction on root system architecture (2015)
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