From seed to harvesting turnip root with visible soil cross section over 55 days time lapse. The sampling seed was chosen from purple top turnip varieties. The seed sprouted very quickly and had high ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The degree of root-soil contact was evaluated from thin sections for maize grown in pots with soil aggregates packed at three bulk densities.

The research team from the University of Kansas performed genetic analysis on both microbes and plants to better understand ...

Nothing looks prettier than a snow-covered tree in winter. Beneath the surface, however, that same tree could be suffering ...

Shot through a soil cross section, the footage shows how the bean first bursts and sprouts roots, before a stem and plant shoots out above the surface. The amazing video was captured by Lithuanian ...

Researchers discovered that soil microbes in Kansas carry drought “memories” that affect how plants grow and survive. Native plants showed stronger responses to these microbial legacies than crops ...

The roots of your tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants need plenty of room to grow, but compacted soil can limit their ability to produce healthy fruit and also promote pathogens. When tomato plants ...

Findings from the University of Kansas could offer important context for farmers who want to use beneficial microbes to ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 208, No. 2 (1999), pp. 243-250 (8 pages) Cd accumulation in durum wheat presents a potential health risk to consumers. In an effort to understand the physiological mechanisms ...

Scientists have discovered, for the first time how root cells respond to their complex soil environment revealing that roots actively sense their microenvironment and mount precise, cell-specific ...