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Table 1 Basic soil properties (texture, Corg), water content (WC) at a matrix potential of h = − 100 cm (well-watered) and h = − 1000 cm (water-limited), and soil colour (Munsell colour code)

From: Hyperspectral imaging: a novel approach for plant root phenotyping

Type

Soil properties

Colour (hue, value, chroma)

Dry

Wet

Topsoil

Sand (g g−1)

21.9

10 YR 3/2

10 YR 2/2

Silt (g g−1)

61.2

Clay (g g−1)

16.9

Corg (g g−1)

2.0

WC100 cm (cm3 cm−3)

0.27

WC1000 cm (cm3 cm−3)

0.18

Subsoil

Sand (g g−1)

26.4

2.5 Y 5/4

2.5 Y 4/6

Silt (g g−1)

69.6

Clay (g g−1)

4.0

Corg (g g−1)

0.8

WC100 cm (cm3 cm−3)

0.33

WC1000 cm (cm3 cm−3)

0.13