| Rice plants with more roots are better at acquiring water and nutrients from the soil. But to study rice root system in the soil is time consuming and labour intensive, making screening for root traits in breeding programs difficult. The objective of this study was to compare root growth of two rice varieties with different rooting habits, Bue Bang and KDML105, in 8 rooting media, in order to develop a simple and rapid means for screening. The rooting media were T1, Sansai soil; T2, black loam soil; T3, 1:1 mixture (by weight) of black loam soil and fine sand; T4, 2:1 mixture of black loam soil and fine sand; T5, 1:1 mixture of black loam soil and coarse sand; T6, 2:1 mixture of black loam soil and coarse sand; T7, complete nutrient solution and T8,... |
