Researchers have discovered a protein that seals plant roots to regulate the uptake of nutrients and water from the soil, the discovery could help develop climate proof crops that require less water ...

Certain plants, including legumes, form specialized root organs known as nodules. These plants establish symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and utilize atmospheric nitrogen. This ...

When looking at forests, we hardly get to see beyond a bunch of green. However, for a plant ecologist, forests represent a much more complex world consisting of different species. This diversity of ...

Researchers have revealed for the first time how a mechanism that controls root development in plants enables them to cope better with environmental stress conditions. A team of plant scientists from ...

A plant’s root system has a profound effect on its overall health. Look at the roots of a sick, struggling plant, and you will often see a sick, struggling root system. While plants may tolerate ...

“Extrapolating from the medical field, we know that the microbiome influences almost everything that we do, from the way we think, from what kind of food we eat, from our own responses towards a ...

An interesting new research project out of Sweden's Linköping University has demonstrated how plant roots can be used as energy storage devices. The scientists see the process, which requires the ...