This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Mineral nutrients are distributed in a non-uniform manner in the soil. Plasticity in root responses to the availability of mineral nutrients ...

Researchers from the University of Kansas and University of Nottingham will use CT scanning to better understand the interplay between plants and soil microbes. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are ...

The shoots of plants get all of the glory, with their fruit and flowers and visible structure. But it's the portion that lies below the soil — the branching, reaching arms of roots and hairs pulling ...

Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich carbon compounds such as glucose. These compounds not only sustain the plant's own growth and ...