Multi-year belowground data of minirhizotron facilities in Selhausen: ROOT DATA

Minirhizotron(MR)-facilitities are used to investigate the processes in the soil-plant continuum. The unique setup of these facilities enables the recording of 4D information for multiple crop growing seasons under different field conditions and agricultural practices. The MR-facilities in Selhausen, Germany enable the performance of long-term studies of the soil-plant-continuum. The data set was acquired for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 and the study is still on-going. The data set will be complemented each year. This repository contains relevant in-situ root system architectural traits like total root length, branch points, branching frequency, diameter (average, maximum, median), network area, perimeter, amount of root tips, volume and surface area. The sensors used to acquire root traits are cameras, taking images through horizontal transparent rhizotubes installed in several depths. The data in this repository correspond to the article "Multi-year belowground data of minirhizotron facilities in Selhausen".