Active breeding programs specifically for root system architecture(RSA)phenotypes remain rare;however,breeding for branch and taproot types in the perennial crop alfalfa is ongoing.Phenotyping in this and other crops ...Active breeding programs specifically for root system architecture(RSA)phenotypes remain rare;however,breeding for branch and taproot types in the perennial crop alfalfa is ongoing.Phenotyping in this and other crops for active RSA breeding has mostly used visual scoring of specific traits or subjective classification into different root types.While image-based methods have been developed,translation to applied breeding is limited.展开更多
文摘Active breeding programs specifically for root system architecture(RSA)phenotypes remain rare;however,breeding for branch and taproot types in the perennial crop alfalfa is ongoing.Phenotyping in this and other crops for active RSA breeding has mostly used visual scoring of specific traits or subjective classification into different root types.While image-based methods have been developed,translation to applied breeding is limited.