The Roots lab began field ops at the Apache Root Biology Center in 2013.
Surveying Willcox, AZ
Johan Prinsloo, agronomist, leads a field survey in October 2012 with collaborators from the U.S., Germany, Honduras, and Mexico.
Setting up
Johan Prinsloo, farm manager, and Bob Snyder, lab manager, set up soil monitoring equipment at ARBC.
Stress trials
Drought and nitrogen stress trials include over 500 maize lines.
Maize trials
Stress treatments on maize and bean trials were imposed via drip irrigation covering approx. 20 acres total.
Root phenotyping
Hundreds of maize root systems were harvested and washed daily for phenotyping.
Soil evaluation
Water and nitrogen content, and other soil properties, were assessed through the field.
On-site residence
Researchers are housed on-site at ARBC, with two residences which can accommodate up to 9 visitors each.
