Root Growth of Container Crops: Techniques for Enhancing and Measurement

This presentation will provide an overview of research techniques and methodologies used for studying, observing, and quantifying root growth in container grown plants (woody and herbaceous crops).  New measurement devices/tools that are designed as nondestructive techniques for quantifying and observing root growth will be discussed. Studies on root growth of nursery and greenhouse crops grown in substrates amended with pine wood (pine tree substrates) will also be presented.