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 ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 89, No. 1 (Jan., 2002), pp. 12-21 (10 pages) We report on the root system of the large columnar cactus species Pachycereus pringlei to explore the hypothesis that ...

Modern agriculture highly depends on the achievements of crop domestication and improvement. While these activities increase yields, they also reduce the genetic diversity of crops. At the same time, ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 255, No. 1, Roots: The Dynamic Interface between Plants and the Earth: The 6th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research, 11−15 November 2001, Nagoya (August (I) ...

Stanford, CA-- Plants form a vast network of below-ground roots that search soil for needed resources. The structure and function of this root network can be highly adapted to particular environments ...

Plants form a vast network of below-ground roots that search soil for needed resources. The structure and function of this root network can be highly adapted to particular environments, such as desert ...