Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency

Root architecture impacts water and nutrient uptake efficiency. Identifying exactly which root architectural properties influence these agronomic traits can prove challenging. In this paper approximately 300 wheat plants were divided into four groups using two binary classifications, high vs. low...

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Main Authors: Kenobi, Kim, Atkinson, Jonathan A., Wells, Darren M., Gaju, Oorbessy, deSilva, Jayalath G., Foulkes, M. John, Dryden, Ian L., Wood, Andrew T.A., Bennett, Malcolm J.
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author Kenobi, Kim
Atkinson, Jonathan A.
Wells, Darren M.
Gaju, Oorbessy
deSilva, Jayalath G.
Foulkes, M. John
Dryden, Ian L.
Wood, Andrew T.A.
Bennett, Malcolm J.
author_facet Kenobi, Kim
Atkinson, Jonathan A.
Wells, Darren M.
Gaju, Oorbessy
deSilva, Jayalath G.
Foulkes, M. John
Dryden, Ian L.
Wood, Andrew T.A.
Bennett, Malcolm J.
author_sort Kenobi, Kim
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description Root architecture impacts water and nutrient uptake efficiency. Identifying exactly which root architectural properties influence these agronomic traits can prove challenging. In this paper approximately 300 wheat plants were divided into four groups using two binary classifications, high vs. low nitrogen uptake efficiency (NUpE), and high vs. low nitrate in medium. The root system architecture for each wheat plant was captured using 16 quantitative variables. The multivariate analysis tool, linear discriminant analysis, was used to construct composite variables, each a linear combination of the original variables, such that the score of the wheat plants on the new variables showed the maximum between-group variability. The results show that the distribution of root system architecture traits differ between low and high NUpE wheat plants and, less strongly, between low NUpE wheat plants grown on low vs. high nitrate media.
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spelling nottingham-447962020-05-04T19:12:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44796/ Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency Kenobi, Kim Atkinson, Jonathan A. Wells, Darren M. Gaju, Oorbessy deSilva, Jayalath G. Foulkes, M. John Dryden, Ian L. Wood, Andrew T.A. Bennett, Malcolm J. Root architecture impacts water and nutrient uptake efficiency. Identifying exactly which root architectural properties influence these agronomic traits can prove challenging. In this paper approximately 300 wheat plants were divided into four groups using two binary classifications, high vs. low nitrogen uptake efficiency (NUpE), and high vs. low nitrate in medium. The root system architecture for each wheat plant was captured using 16 quantitative variables. The multivariate analysis tool, linear discriminant analysis, was used to construct composite variables, each a linear combination of the original variables, such that the score of the wheat plants on the new variables showed the maximum between-group variability. The results show that the distribution of root system architecture traits differ between low and high NUpE wheat plants and, less strongly, between low NUpE wheat plants grown on low vs. high nitrate media. Oxford University Press 2017-10-13 Article PeerReviewed Kenobi, Kim, Atkinson, Jonathan A., Wells, Darren M., Gaju, Oorbessy, deSilva, Jayalath G., Foulkes, M. John, Dryden, Ian L., Wood, Andrew T.A. and Bennett, Malcolm J. (2017) Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68 (17). pp. 4969-4981. ISSN 1460-2431 Linear discriminant analysis Mahalanobis distance Nitrogen uptake efficiency Plant phenotyping Root system architecture Watkins lines Wheat root biology https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/4243598 doi:10.1093/jxb/erx300 doi:10.1093/jxb/erx300
spellingShingle Linear discriminant analysis
Mahalanobis distance
Nitrogen uptake efficiency
Plant phenotyping
Root system architecture
Watkins lines
Wheat root biology
Kenobi, Kim
Atkinson, Jonathan A.
Wells, Darren M.
Gaju, Oorbessy
deSilva, Jayalath G.
Foulkes, M. John
Dryden, Ian L.
Wood, Andrew T.A.
Bennett, Malcolm J.
Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency
title Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency
title_full Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency
title_fullStr Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency
title_full_unstemmed Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency
title_short Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency
title_sort linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings by nitrogen uptake efficiency
topic Linear discriminant analysis
Mahalanobis distance
Nitrogen uptake efficiency
Plant phenotyping
Root system architecture
Watkins lines
Wheat root biology
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