An experimental protocol is presented for assessment of soil grown plant root systems with RGB and hyperspectral imaging. Combination of RGB image time series with chemometric information from hyperspectral scans optimizes insights into plant root dynamics.
Bodner, G., Alsalem, M., Nakhforoosh, A., Arnold, T., Leitner, D. RGB and Spectral Root Imaging for Plant Phenotyping and Physiological Research: Experimental Setup and Imaging Protocols. J. Vis. Exp. (126), e56251, doi:10.3791/56251 (2017).