Ever wondered how a delicate plant root can push its way through hard ground? It's a feat of engineering happening beneath ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted a meticulous analysis of the compounds released by plant roots into their surrounding environment. The analysis yielded ...

The structure and function of the root systems of woody plants have been briefly outlined in relation to the complex of growth factors in which they operate. It is apparent that the order of magnitude ...

The seven or eight protoxylem points at the stem end of a fleshy adventitious root of Cycas revoluta merge successively in pairs; at its tip the root, if sufficiently extended, possesses a diarch ...