Our understanding of plant and tree roots may have been somewhat shallow. New research reveals many plants have a hidden second set of roots that extend far deeper into the soil.According to a new ...

Applying imaging technology to plant roots, researchers have developed a new understanding of chemicals that are responsible for plant growth. The chemical 'roadmap' identifies where key molecules ...

Plants grow deep, hidden root systems that may store more carbon than previously thought - offering a new tool to fight climate change.

Close-up 3D images of how roots grow in transparent ... The roots of plants are a pain ... Moving the sample up and down and capturing a series of 2D slices builds up a 3D image of the roots, ...

She derived traits from these roots using DIRT/2D, and then mapped the traits to genes that regulate the release of chemicals in the roots that triggers Striga germination in plants.

image: Two growth systems developed for the research into root microbiota. Left: CD-Rhizotron, in which the plants grow on soil and right: ArtSoil, in which plants grow on an agar matrix with ...

Researchers have introduced an image-based 3D root phenotyping platform called DIRT/3D (Digital Imaging of Root Traits) that can measure 18 architecture traits from mature field-grown maize root ...

A few years ago, these plants would've quaked in their boots (roots, haha) when I approached them with a devilish grin and money to burn. But now, the plants see me coming and beg to be taken home.

An archival collection of over 1,000 images of root systems reveals the hidden world of plants. ... 1,000 archived images reveal how root systems of plants fuel soil health. January 30, 2021.

Applying imaging technology to plant roots, researchers have developed a new understanding of chemicals that are responsible for plant growth. The chemical “roadmap” identifies where key ...

The Kentucky bluegrass roots are so small that they are almost invisible next to those of the other plants. This is why Jakob refers to lawn as “green concrete—water just rolls right off of it ...

Researchers have introduced an image-based 3D root phenotyping platform called DIRT/3D (Digital Imaging of Root Traits) that can measure 18 architecture traits from mature field-grown maize root ...