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Table 1 Description of measured traits in the tropical japonica rice panel grown in greenhouse

From: Phenotyping Root Systems in a Set of Japonica Rice Accessions: Can Structural Traits Predict the Response to Drought?

Trait

Abbreviation

Description

Unit

Root length at 20 cm

RL20

Total root length in the 0 to 20 cm layer

cm

Root length at 40 cm

RL40

Total root length in the 20 to 40 cm layer

cm

Root length at 60 cm

RL60

Total root length in the 40 to 60 cm layer

cm

Root volume at 20 cm

RV20

Total root volume in the 0 to 20 cm layer

cm3

Root volume at 40 cm

RV40

Total root volume in the 20 to 40 cm layer

cm3

Root volume at 60 cm

RV60

Total root volume in the 40 to 60 cm layer

cm3

Root diameter at 20 cm

RD20

Average root diameter in the 0 to 20 cm layer

mm

Root diameter at 40 cm

RD40

Average root diameter in the 20 to 40 cm layer

mm

Root diameter at 60 cm

RD60

Average root diameter in the 40 to 60 cm layer

mm

Fine root length at 20 cm

FRL20

Total root length with diameter ≤ 0.5 mm at 20 cm

cm

Fine root length at 40 cm

FRL40

Total root length with diameter ≤ 0.5 mm at 40 cm

cm

Fine root length at 60 cm

FRL60

Total root length with diameter ≤ 0.5 mm at 60 cm

cm

Thick root length at 20 cm

TRL20

Total root length with 1.0 mm ≤ diameter ≤ 2.5 mm at 20 cm

cm

Thick root length at 40 cm

TRL40

Total root length with 1.0 mm ≤ diameter ≤ 2.5 mm at 40 cm

cm

Thick root length at 60 cm

TRL60

Total root length with 1.0 mm ≤ diameter ≤ 2.5 mm at 60 cm

cm

Maintenance coefficient of fine roots between 20 and 40 cm

\( {\upalpha}_{FR{L}_{20\_40}} \)

Ratio between fine root length at 40 cm and fine root length at 20 cm

–

Maintenance coefficient of fine roots between 40 and 60 cm

\( {\upalpha}_{FR{L}_{40\_60}} \)

Ratio between fine root length at 60 cm and fine root length at 40 cm

–

Maintenance coefficient of thick roots between 20 and 40 cm

\( {\upalpha}_{TR{L}_{20\_40}} \)

Ratio between thick root length at 40 cm and thick root length at 20 cm

–

Maintenance coefficient of thick roots between 40 and 60 cm

\( {\upalpha}_{TR{L}_{40\_60}} \)

Ratio between thick root length at 60 cm and thick root length at 40 cm

–

Branching index at 20 cm

BI20

Ratio between fine root length at 20 cm and thick root length at 20 cm

–

Branching index at 40 cm

BI40

Ratio between fine root length at 40 cm and thick root length at 40 cm

–

Branching index at 60 cm

BI60

Ratio between fine root length at 60 cm and thick root length at 60 cm

–

Total root length

TOTRL

Sum of root lengths at 20 cm, 40 cm and 60 cm

cm

Total root volume

TOTVOL

Sum of root volumes at 20 cm, 40 cm and 60 cm

cm3

Thick root diameter at 20 cm

DIAM _ TR20

Thick root diameter at 20 cm

mm

Thick root diameter at 40 cm

DIAM _ TR40

Thick root diameter at 40 cm

mm

Thick root diameter at 60 cm

DIAM _ TR60

Thick root diameter at 60 cm

mm

Thick root diameter reduction between 20 and 60 cm

\( {RED}_{T{R}_{20_{60}}} \)

Difference ratio between thick root diameters between 20 and 60 cm

%

Shoot dry weight

SDW

Shoot biomass of one plant target

g plant-1