Studying Primary Root Anatomy in the Wisconsin Diversity Panel

by Dylan Schoemaker
Crop diversity panels can be used to identify traits for improved resource capture. Maize genotypes from the WIDIV Panel were germinated in rollups and cross-sectional images of seedling primary root anatomy were captured using laser ablation tomography (LAT) and processed in RootScan2.0. Preliminary data shows weak correlation between seedling primary root anatomy and mature nodal root anatomy suggesting anatomical phenotyping at the seedling stage may not accurately represent a crop's performance in edaphic stress environments.
Major: 
Plant Science
Exhibition Category: 
Physical Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Kathleen Brown
Location: 
Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Poster Number: 
360