Richard Simons
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Joined: Oct. 2006
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| Quote | | why not simply tag the plants with a molecular marker? |
I'm sure it could be done but it might not be easy to find a suitable marker. It would have to be something that is easy to get into the roots, does not interfere with root activity and is not easily moved from one root to another. To be useful it should also constitute a predictable fraction of the root mass as the aim would be to get an idea of the amount of root, not just its distribution.
BTW I wonder what the presence of related / non-related roots does to root activity, which is not necessarily closely correlated with root mass or root growth?
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