Non-destructive Method for Root Elongation Measurement in Soil Using Acoustic Emission Sensors

A new non-destructive method for the measurement of root elongation in soil was developed using acoustic emission (AE) sensors. Collisions between soil particles caused by the growth of the root tip generated sound pulses that were detected by the AE sensors. In a simulation experiment, using a stai...

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Main Authors: Tomohide Shimotashiro, Shinobu Inanaga, Yukihiro Sugimoto, Asana Matsuura, Masami Ashimori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 1998-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.1.25
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author Tomohide Shimotashiro
Shinobu Inanaga
Yukihiro Sugimoto
Asana Matsuura
Masami Ashimori
author_facet Tomohide Shimotashiro
Shinobu Inanaga
Yukihiro Sugimoto
Asana Matsuura
Masami Ashimori
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description A new non-destructive method for the measurement of root elongation in soil was developed using acoustic emission (AE) sensors. Collisions between soil particles caused by the growth of the root tip generated sound pulses that were detected by the AE sensors. In a simulation experiment, using a stainless steel rod (d = 1.3 mm), AE counts increased as the rod approached the sensor. The relative AE count (Ri) calculated from the values obtained from two sensors, vertically placed 15 mm apart, was only slightly influenced by the rod penetration rate and soil conditions, and linearly correlated with the distance between the rod tip and the center of the upper AE sensor. In the experiments using a maize primary root, Ri (Y) was significantly correlated with the distance (X) between the root tip and the center of the upper AE sensor as in the simulation experiment. Accordingly the root tip position could be estimated using the equation Y = 0.994-0.0640X (r = 0.883**). Calculated values for root elongation were comparable to those obtained from actual measurements.
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spelling doaj.art-2d90709e82a64ae6a6900f9b3d001a712022-12-22T02:16:07ZengTaylor & Francis GroupPlant Production Science1343-943X1349-10081998-01-0111252910.1626/pps.1.2511644296Non-destructive Method for Root Elongation Measurement in Soil Using Acoustic Emission SensorsTomohide Shimotashiro0Shinobu Inanaga1Yukihiro Sugimoto2Asana Matsuura3Masami Ashimori4Tottori UniversityTottori UniversityTottori UniversityTottori UniversityTottori PrefectureA new non-destructive method for the measurement of root elongation in soil was developed using acoustic emission (AE) sensors. Collisions between soil particles caused by the growth of the root tip generated sound pulses that were detected by the AE sensors. In a simulation experiment, using a stainless steel rod (d = 1.3 mm), AE counts increased as the rod approached the sensor. The relative AE count (Ri) calculated from the values obtained from two sensors, vertically placed 15 mm apart, was only slightly influenced by the rod penetration rate and soil conditions, and linearly correlated with the distance between the rod tip and the center of the upper AE sensor. In the experiments using a maize primary root, Ri (Y) was significantly correlated with the distance (X) between the root tip and the center of the upper AE sensor as in the simulation experiment. Accordingly the root tip position could be estimated using the equation Y = 0.994-0.0640X (r = 0.883**). Calculated values for root elongation were comparable to those obtained from actual measurements.http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.1.25Acoustic emissionNon-destructive methodPrimary rootRoot elongationRoot tipfya mays L
spellingShingle Tomohide Shimotashiro
Shinobu Inanaga
Yukihiro Sugimoto
Asana Matsuura
Masami Ashimori
Non-destructive Method for Root Elongation Measurement in Soil Using Acoustic Emission Sensors
Plant Production Science
Acoustic emission
Non-destructive method
Primary root
Root elongation
Root tip
fya mays L
title Non-destructive Method for Root Elongation Measurement in Soil Using Acoustic Emission Sensors
title_full Non-destructive Method for Root Elongation Measurement in Soil Using Acoustic Emission Sensors
title_fullStr Non-destructive Method for Root Elongation Measurement in Soil Using Acoustic Emission Sensors
title_full_unstemmed Non-destructive Method for Root Elongation Measurement in Soil Using Acoustic Emission Sensors
title_short Non-destructive Method for Root Elongation Measurement in Soil Using Acoustic Emission Sensors
title_sort non destructive method for root elongation measurement in soil using acoustic emission sensors
topic Acoustic emission
Non-destructive method
Primary root
Root elongation
Root tip
fya mays L
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.1.25
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