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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005573 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| 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 |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Plant growth; Dry matter partitioning; Roots; Shoots; Root growth |
| Translations | Spanish: 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.