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Table 1 Length and density of root hairs along crown roots of finger millet

From: Growth in Turface® clay permits root hair phenotyping along the entire crown root in cereal crops and demonstrates that root hair growth can extend well beyond the root hair zone

   

Crown root segment

   

1

2

3

4

5

2012

Length (x100 μm)

Mean

9.24

15.05

11.09

7.11

2.10

SEM

0.47

0.28

0.37

0.24

0.10

N*

200

199

200

160

143

Density (RHs/300 μm segment)

Mean

14.55

15.65

16.15

11.25

6.20

SEM

0.87

0.44

0.61

1.56

1.22

N*

20

20

20

20

20

2013

Length (x100 μm)

Mean

9.91

11.42

9.17

4.18

2.84

SEM

0.28

0.30

0.37

0.15

0.16

N

200

200

198

139

91

Density (RHs/300 μm segment)

Mean

14.15

14.55

13.45

7.20

2.65

SEM

0.61

0.54

0.76

1.26

0.60

N*

20

20

20

20

20

  1. *N represents the number of microscope images from 5 plants used for analysis.
  2. Legend: In 2012 and 2013, measurements were made of field-grown root hairs from the top of the crown roots (oldest, Segment 1) to the tips of the crown roots (youngest, Segment 5).
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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