Young roots: This is the rootstock of a tree used to cultivate almonds. The finer roots have been removed, revealing the coarse, lateral
roots. The tree is a 2-year-old, clonally propagated specimen of the
Krymsk 86 variety, a peach-plum cross, and grown in a UC Davis test orchard. Ph.D. student Rachel Noon used her
iPhone, the app 3-D Scanner and a technique known as photogrammetry to
digitally stitch together hundreds of still images to create this 3D video. Krymsk is a variety commonly used as a rootstock for cultivating almonds, which are grafted onto it. Noone and PI Astrid Volder are studying the architecture of almond rooststocks to learn how to improve cultivation amid water scarcity. (Rachel Noone/UC Davis)
