Applying spectral fractal dimension index to predict the SPAD value of rice leaves under bacterial blight disease stress
The chlorophyll content is a vital indicator for reflecting the photosynthesis ability of plants and it plays a significant role in monitoring the general health of plants. Since the chlorophyll content and th... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - May 18, 2022 Category: Biology Authors: YiFei Cao, Huanliang Xu, Jin Song, Yao Yang, Xiaohui Hu, Korohou Tchalla Wiyao and Zhaoyu Zhai Tags: Research Source Type: research
Overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana ACBP6 in transgenic rapid-cycling Brassica napus confers cold tolerance
Rapid-cycling Brassica napus (B. napus-RC) has potential as a rapid trait testing system for canola (B. napus) because its life cycle is completed within 2 months while canola usually takes 4 months, and it is su... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - May 12, 2022 Category: Biology Authors: Aruni Y. Alahakoon, Eden Tongson, Wei Meng, Zi-Wei Ye, Derek A. Russell, Mee-Len Chye, John F. Golz and Paul W. J. Taylor Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Evaporative flux method of leaf hydraulic conductance estimation: sources of uncertainty and reporting format recommendation
The accurate estimation of leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf) is important for revealing leaf physiological characteristics and function. However, the Kleaf values are largely incomparable in previous studies for... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - May 12, 2022 Category: Biology Authors: Xiaoxiao Wang, Jinfang Zhao, Jianliang Huang, Shaobing Peng and Dongliang Xiong Tags: Research Source Type: research
Accelerating leaf area measurement using a volumetric approach
Despite the advances in the techniques of indirect estimation of leaf area, the destructive measurement approaches have still remained as the reference and the most accurate methods. However, even utilizing th... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - May 9, 2022 Category: Biology Authors: Abbas Haghshenas and Yahya Emam Tags: Research Source Type: research
Wheat grain width: a clue for re-exploring visual indicators of grain weight
Mean grain weight (MGW) is among the most frequently measured parameters in wheat breeding and physiology. Although in the recent decades, various wheat grain analyses (e.g. counting, and determining the size,... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - May 3, 2022 Category: Biology Authors: Abbas Haghshenas, Yahya Emam and Saeid Jafarizadeh Tags: Research Source Type: research
