Fine roots (the thin roots at the end of the root system) are responsible for taking up water and nutrients from the soil. Leaves and roots take up different resources that also differ strongly in ...

A research team has developed VRoot, an immersive virtual reality (VR) platform that enables users to manually reconstruct ...

Background and aims Root system architecture regulates belowground access to soil resources. Variation in root architecture is important in agroforestry systems given management objectives to optimize ...

Bending and torsional properties of young roots and stems were measured in nine woody angiosperms. The variation in mechanical parameters was correlated to wood anatomical traits and analysed with ...