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. 2026 Feb 9;16:8001. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-39212-0

Table 3.

Comparison of root system architecture and fresh weight biomass traits across radish wild relative, landraces and cultivated varieties.

Trait Replication Wild relative Landrace Cultivar Trait Replication Wild relative Landrace Cultivar
RL Min 23.10 485.94 260.42 ALOL Min 0.08 0.08 0.09
Max 48.96 510.10 325.21 Max 0.13 0.09 0.10
Mean 34.89 497.59 302.22 Mean 0.11 0.08 0.10
SD 13.08 12.10 36.26 SD 0.02 0.01 0.00
CV 37.49 2.43 12.00 CV 22.51 7.85 3.30
PA Min 3.01 16.67 11.25 APAL Min 0.01 0.00 0.01
Max 5.37 17.97 13.48 Max 0.02 0.00 0.01
Mean 3.96 17.35 12.59 Mean 0.01 0.00 0.01
SD 1.25 0.65 1.18 SD 0.00 0.00 0.00
CV 31.45 3.77 9.39 CV 44.31 17.78 24.32
SA Min 9.47 52.37 35.34 ASAL Min 0.02 0.01 0.02
Max 16.88 56.47 42.36 Max 0.05 0.01 0.03
Mean 12.44 54.52 39.55 Mean 0.03 0.01 0.03
SD 3.91 2.05 3.72 SD 0.01 0.00 0.01
CV 31.45 3.77 9.39 CV 44.46 18.43 24.38
AD Min 1.07 0.44 0.83 ADL Min 0.21 0.25 0.33
Max 1.31 0.64 1.11 Max 0.32 0.35 0.35
Mean 1.16 0.51 0.94 Mean 0.28 0.31 0.34
SD 0.13 0.11 0.15 SD 0.06 0.05 0.01
CV 11.06 22.46 15.67 CV 22.90 17.27 2.97
RV Min 0.29 0.51 0.59 ABAL Min 44.87 53.62 48.91
Max 0.46 0.56 0.79 Max 51.37 56.24 53.74
Mean 0.36 0.54 0.67 Mean 48.28 54.84 52.02
SD 0.09 0.03 0.11 SD 3.26 1.32 2.69
CV 26.33 5.92 16.20 CV 6.76 2.40 5.18
NRT Min 173.00 2567.33 1451.92 SFW Min 11.80 14.67 12.20
Max 648.00 2674.00 1815.62 Max 13.10 19.13 14.55
Mean 343.67 2633.44 1666.49 Mean 12.47 16.84 13.71
SD 264.21 57.74 190.47 SD 0.65 2.24 1.31
CV 76.88 2.19 11.43 CV 5.22 13.27 9.57
Forks Min 64.00 2561.33 1409.69 RFW Min 7.10 5.23 6.50
Max 170.00 4048.33 2058.00 Max 7.40 8.70 7.33
Mean 123.33 3350.78 1813.08 Mean 7.27 7.11 6.96
SD 54.12 747.75 352.01 SD 0.15 1.75 0.42
CV 43.88 22.32 19.41 CV 2.10 24.63 6.06
NOC Min 1.00 616.33 304.92 RSFW Min 0.54 0.33 0.47
Max 24.00 836.33 470.46 Max 0.62 0.52 0.55
Mean 16.33 742.00 407.00 Mean 0.58 0.40 0.50
SD 13.28 113.30 89.27 SD 0.04 0.10 0.04
CV 81.30 15.27 21.93 CV 6.66 25.58 8.07

RL: Root length, PA: Projected area, SA: Surface area, RV: Root volume, AD: Average diameter, APAL: Average projected area of link, ASAL: Average surface area of link, ADL: Average diameter of link, NRT: Number of root tips, NOC: Number of crossings, ALOL: Average length of link, ABAL: Average branching angle of link, SFW: Shoot fresh weight, RFW: Root fresh weight, RSFW: Root- Shoot fresh weight.