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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0The New Phytologist

A novel method based on high‐resolution imaging spectroscopy to predict fine‐root traits and the economics space of fresh tree roots

  • Naoki Makita1
  • Natsuko Tanikawa1
  • Tatsuro Nakaji2
  1. 1Faculty of Science Shinshu University Nagano 390‐8621 Japan
  2. 2Sapporo Experimental Forest Hokkaido University Sapporo 060‐0809 Hokkaido Japan
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Abstract

Tree fine‐root morphological, anatomical, and chemical traits are important to reflect belowground resource acquisition strategies to support tree growth, but their measurements involve several labor‐intensive and time‐consuming procedures. We examined the efficacy of visible (VIS), near‐infrared (NIR), and shortwave infrared region (SWIR) spectral reflectance for predicting a comprehensive set of fine‐root traits.

Spectral features of fresh fine roots in 20 tree species were analyzed using three distinct spectral datasets: the VIS–NIR (458–960 nm), the SWIR (967–2391 nm), and the combined spectral region (full‐range; 458–2391 nm). The partial least square regression (PLSR) model using root spectral reflectance was developed to estimate nine functional root traits.

Comparison of the models revealed that the prediction accuracy was higher when using the SWIR and full‐range datasets than when using the VIS–NIR dataset. The trait with the highest prediction accuracy was root diameter. The predicted multiple root traits successfully reproduced the ordination of the multidimensional trait space, exhibiting a pattern highly similar to that of the observed traits.

This method can advance our understanding of multidimensional fine‐root trait spaces and resource strategies by enabling efficient measurement and spatial modeling of root traits across diameter classes.

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@article{makita2026novel,
  title = {{A novel method based on high‐resolution imaging spectroscopy to predict fine‐root traits and the economics space of fresh tree roots}},
  author = {Naoki Makita and Natsuko Tanikawa and Tatsuro Nakaji},
  journal = {The New Phytologist},
  year = {2026},
  month = jun,
  doi = {10.1111/nph.71366},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71366},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A novel method based on high‐resolution imaging spectroscopy to predict fine‐root traits and the economics space of fresh tree roots
AU  - Naoki Makita
AU  - Natsuko Tanikawa
AU  - Tatsuro Nakaji
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/23
JO  - The New Phytologist
DO  - 10.1111/nph.71366
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71366
AB  - Tree fine‐root morphological, anatomical, and chemical traits are important to reflect belowground resource acquisition strategies to support tree growth, but their measurements involve several labor‐intensive and time‐consuming procedures. We examined the efficacy of visible (VIS), near‐infrared (NIR), and shortwave infrared region (SWIR) spectral reflectance for predicting a comprehensive set of fine‐root traits.  Spectral features of fresh fine roots in 20 tree species were analyzed using three distinct spectral datasets: the VIS–NIR (458–960 nm), the SWIR (967–2391 nm), and the combined spectral region (full‐range; 458–2391 nm). The partial least square regression (PLSR) model using root spectral reflectance was developed to estimate nine functional root traits.  Comparison of the models revealed that the prediction accuracy was higher when using the SWIR and full‐range datasets than when using the VIS–NIR dataset. The trait with the highest prediction accuracy was root diameter. The predicted multiple root traits successfully reproduced the ordination of the multidimensional trait space, exhibiting a pattern highly similar to that of the observed traits.  This method can advance our understanding of multidimensional fine‐root trait spaces and resource strategies by enabling efficient measurement and spatial modeling of root traits across diameter classes.
SN  - 0028-646X
SN  - 1469-8137
ER  -