Immediately after the hurricane, maximum values for gross primary productivity were similar to earlier measurements and trees at the study sites produced new fine roots using stored carbon up to 11 years old. (environmentalresearchweb.org)
The study, titled «Ground - penetrating radar (GPR) detects fine roots of agricultural crops in the field,» also involved additional researchers from the Uvalde center, Texas A&M AgriLife centers in Amarillo and Weslaco, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Oklahoma (today.agrilife.org)
Dong said to his knowledge this was the first study showing the high potential for using GPR to detect fine roots in agricultural crops. (today.agrilife.org)