Method for evaluating deep rooting property of plant
US8156687B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G7/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of evaluating multiple plant individuals or plant lines for deep rooting property under the same culture medium moisture conditions. A method of the present invention is a method of evaluating multiple plant individuals for deep rooting property under the same culture medium moisture conditions, by planting multiple plant individuals together in a sufficiently deep culture vessel and lowering the culture medium moisture content gradually. The present invention also provides a method for evaluating plants for deep rooting property, wherein a culture vessel is installed in a water tank so that the culture medium moisture content can be readily adjusted, and thus management of cultivation conditions is facile and efficient. It is possible to select a plant which can grow in dry and low-groundwater level environment efficiently, by using the method of the present invention. Thus, the method of the present invention can find application in breeding a crop suitable for dry land cultivation and trees usable in desert greening.
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