Method for evaluation of root hairs of common bean genotypes

Rogério Faria Vieira, Celestina Nhagupana Jochua, Jonathan Paul Lynch

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Abstract

The objective of this work was to test a simple method for root hair evaluation of 21 common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) genotypes, most of them used in breeding programs in Brazil. Hairs of basal and primary roots of 5-day old seedlings, produced on germination paper with no phosphorus addition, were visually evaluated by a rating scale after staining with 0.05% trypan blue. The method reveals variability among the genotypes, and the standard error of the mean is relatively low.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1365-1368
Number of pages4
JournalPesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira
Volume42
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science

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