An Innovated Rhizotron for Studying Root Growth and Analyses on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

The aim of the present article is to report an innovative design of hydroponic rhizotrons adapted to Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). The setup allows to simultaneously characterize the shoot development from seedling to adult stages, i.e. from seed to seed. This system offers the advantages of hydroponics such as control of root environment and easy access to the roots for measurements or sampling. This system makes it possible, on the same plants of Chickpea, root sampling and characterization of aerial development up to adult size as well as a valuable tool for addressing fundamental questions in whole plant root.

Keywords:

Rhizotron , Hydroponic Root Growth , Chickpea , Hogland solation