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Summary

The aim of this study is to conduct new experiments with higher precision and building new complementary equipment in which we can detect the plant roots extent with more accuracy, their behaviour in natural environments by carrying tests in both laboratory and agricultural fields. We’ve been able to create ERT (electrical resistivity tomography) with electrode arrays both classical and new experimental types, using flexible equipment created in the laboratory and Matlab programming. We’ve developed new test settings for the experiments in order to minimize the human errors and come up with high quality data and a more precise interpretation compared to previous studies on plant root detection using resistivity measurements.

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2018-09-09
2024-04-20
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