Regenerative agriculture methods, such as cover crops, are one way farmers try to improve the health of their overworked soil ...

Untreated (left) and mebendazole treated (right) seedling of Arabidopsis thaliana growing on the surface of vertical agar plates. While the root branches of the untreated plant point downwards, ...

You can’t construct a strong building on a weak foundation, and you can’t grow a great corn crop on a weak root system. From freezing temperatures to voracious underground pests and other threats, ...

Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic soil-dwelling creatures that damage crops by feeding on their roots. Scientists have now developed a greener and more efficient means of eradicating them, ...

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A freesia's root architecture helps the plant store food to survive seasonal weather conditions. Credit: Brian Atkinson We should breed new varieties of crops based on their root architecture rather ...

The National Root Crops Research Institute at Umudike in Abia State has entered a strategic partnership with Barn Holdings Limited to process cassava peels and other root crop by-products into animal ...

Scientists have determined how the well-known plant hormone ethylene is crucial in controlling the angle at which roots grow. The findings can be used to engineer plants and crops that withstand the ...