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Root shoot ratio

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005573

The ratio of roots to shoots in a plant, either measured by dry weight or fresh weight.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005573
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectPlant Production, Gardening
Synonymsroot shoot biomass ratio; root to shoot ratio; root-shoot ratio; root-to-shoot ratio; root/shoot ratio; root:shoot ratio; shoot root ratio; shoot-root ratio
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoPlant growth; Dry matter partitioning; Roots; Shoots; Root growth
TranslationsSpanish: cociente raíz
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005573",
  "term": "Root shoot ratio",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The ratio of roots to shoots in a plant, either measured by dry weight or fresh weight.",
  "synonyms": [
    "root shoot biomass ratio",
    "root to shoot ratio",
    "root-shoot ratio",
    "root-to-shoot ratio",
    "root/shoot ratio",
    "root:shoot ratio",
    "shoot root ratio",
    "shoot-root ratio"
  ],
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "plant growth",
    "dry matter partitioning",
    "roots",
    "shoots",
    "root growth"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cociente raíz"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/root-shoot-ratio/"
}

Record 5,496 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.