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How to tell if a plant needs a bigger pot before it stops growing
Admit it. You talk to your plants. And they talk back to you. Not verbally, of course, but in their growing habits. If you ...
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Newly identified 'saprotropism' helps roots avoid decaying plant matter but not animal decay
Decaying matter shapes life in soil, but it can also create hostile zones for growing roots. Professor Jiří Friml of the ...
A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery by University of Copenhagen scientists provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper ...
A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the 'mouths' of plants ...
What happens belowground in a corn field is easy to overlook, but corn root architecture can play an important role in water and nutrient acquisition, affecting drought tolerance, water use efficiency ...
How do environmental cues steer the branching of plant roots? Insights into how water availability shapes root growth reveal an unexpected mechanism behind the hormone-mediated regulation of this ...
When a plant finds itself in too much shade, it redirects its resources to reach for light. Crop yield and root development stall as the plant focuses on growing taller, striving to rise above ...
For years, conventional wisdom has held that roots don’t grow as deep in hard soil because it’s just too difficult for them to physically push through it. But our new research has unearthed another ...
Jan. 5 (UPI) --Scientists have discovered the hormonal secrets to a plant's ability to track down its preferred nutrients. All plants need nitrogen, but the macronutrient can be found in a variety of ...
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