Plant root

GROWSCREEN-Rhizo is a novel phenotyping robot enabling simultaneous measurements of root and shoot growth for plants grown in soil-filled rhizotrons

Kerstin Nagel, Alexander Putz, Frank Gilmer, Kathrin Heinz, Andreas Fischbach, Johannes Pfeifer, Marc Faget, Stephan Bloßfeld, Michaela Ernst, Chryssa Dimaki, Bernd Kastenholz, Ann-Katrin Kleinert, Anna Galinski, Hanno Scharr, Fabio Fiorani, Ulrich Schurr

Citations: 378 • 2012

RhizoTubes as a new tool for high throughput imaging of plant root development and architecture: test, comparison with pot grown plants and validation

Christian Jeudy, Marielle Adrian, Christophe Baussard, Céline Bernard, Eric Bernaud, Virginie Bourion, H. Busset, Llorenç Cabrera‐Bosquet, Frédéric Cointault, Simeng Han, Mickaël Lamboeuf, Delphine Moreau, Barbara Pivato, Marion Prudent, Sophie Trouvelot, Hoai‐Nam Truong, Vanessa Vernoud, Anne-Sophie Voisin, Daniel Wipf, Christophe Salon

Citations: 133 • 2016

A plant-inspired robot with soft differential bending capabilities

Alì Sadeghi, Alessio Mondini, Emanuela Del Dottore, Virgilio Mattoli, Lucia Beccai, Silvia Taccola, Chiara Lucarotti, Massimo Totaro, Barbara Mazzolai

Citations: 82 • 2016

Revealing bending and force in a soft body through a plant root inspired approach

Chiara Lucarotti, Massimo Totaro, Alì Sadeghi, Barbara Mazzolai, Lucia Beccai

Citations: 59 • 2015

An efficient soil penetration strategy for explorative robots inspired by plant root circumnutation movements

Emanuela Del Dottore, Alessio Mondini, Alì Sadeghi, Virgilio Mattoli, Barbara Mazzolai

Citations: 47 • 2017

Circumnutations as a penetration strategy in a plant-root-inspired robot

Emanuela Del Dottore, Alessio Mondini, Alì Sadeghi, Virgilio Mattoli, Barbara Mazzolai

Citations: 45 • 2016

A study on plant root apex morphology as a model for soft robots moving in soil

Anand Kumar Mishra, Francesca Tramacere, Roberto Guarino, Nicola M. Pugno, Barbara Mazzolai

Citations: 30 • 2018

Optimal control of plant root tip dynamics in soil

Fabio Tedone, Emanuela Del Dottore, Michele Palladino, Barbara Mazzolai, Pierangelo Marcati

Citations: 15 • 2020

Swarming Behavior Emerging from the Uptake–Kinetics Feedback Control in a Plant-Root-Inspired Robot

Emanuela Del Dottore, Alessio Mondini, Alì Sadeghi, Barbara Mazzolai

Citations: 15 • 2018

Plant Root Strategies for Robotic Soil Penetration

Alice Tonazzini, Alì Sadeghi, Liyana Popova, Barbara Mazzolai

Citations: 15 • 2013

Analysis and characterization of a robotic probe inspired by the plant root apex

Alice Tonazzini, Liyana Popova, Fábio Mattioli, Barbara Mazzolai

Citations: 12 • 2012

Emerging Technologies Inspired by Plants

Barbara Mazzolai, Virgilio Mattoli, Lucia Beccai, Edoardo Sinibaldi

Citations: 9 • 2014

MISIRoot: A Robotic, Minimally Invasive, <i>in Situ</i> Imaging System for Plant Root Phenotyping

Wei Qiu, Jian Jin

Citations: 4 • 2021

A preliminary study of a robotic probe for soil exploration inspired by plant root apexes

Alessio Mondini, Barbara Mazzolai, Paolo Corradi, Virgilio Mattoli, Silvia Taccola, Cecilia Laschi, Paolo Dario

Citations: 3 • 2008

Experimental Investigations on the Conditions Where Radial Expansion Benefits Soil Penetration for Plant Root-Inspired Diggers

Venkata Rithwick Puranam, Jules Sebastiaan De Ruiter, Serena R. M. Pirrone, Emanuela Del Dottore, Barbara Mazzolai

Citations: 2 • 2024

Biomimetic Plant-Root-Inspired Robotic Sensor System

Margarita Alvira, Alessio Mondini, Gian Luigi Puleo, Islam Bogachan Tahirbegi, Lucia Beccai, Alì Sadeghi, Barbara Mazzolai, Mònica Mir, Josep Samitier

Citations: 2 • 2024

A Review on Root Phenomics: Understanding Plant Root Systems

Ratnaprabha Ratna-Raj, Minu Kesheri, Swarna Kanchan, Bhaskar Chittoori

Citations: 1 • 2025