Vegetables grown for their underground parts have tasty roots, tubers, rhizomes, or bulbs. These structures are packed with carbohydrates and water for the plants, and deliciousness for us. These ...

Roots are one of the most vital parts of a plant’s system. They are what anchors the entire plant to the earth, bad roots equal a bad plant. Without roots a plant cannot support itself. Without roots ...

The brilliant autumn leaves of October have faded and are being ripped from their branches by November winds, so this is a perfect time to think about other parts of trees, namely the roots. Tree ...

The plant’s contribution from below ground is increasingly a focus to manage hybrids for maximum yield Farmers know the importance of a good root structure for their corn plants, but do we know all ...

The ability of rice plants to modify their root systems to adapt to the surrounding soil water conditions is a great example of a phenomenon called phenotype plasticity. However, the exact mechanism ...