Quantification of seed–soil contact of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) using X-ray Computed Tomography

Abstract Background: Seed–soil contact is important to ensure successful germination, however, there is a paucity of reported studies that have quantified the microstructure at and around this critical interface, mainly due to the opacity of soil. Results: Here we describe a novel methodology to n...

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Main Authors: Blunk, Sebastian, Malik, Ali Hafeez, de Heer, Martine I., Ekblad, Tobias, Bussell, Jennifer S., Sparkes, Debbie L., Fredlund, Kenneth, Sturrock, Craig J., Mooney, Sacha J.
Format: Article
Published: BioMed Central 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47826/