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 ...

Background Deep roots are a common trait among a wide range of plant species and biomes, and are pivotal to the very existence of ecosystem services such as pedogenesis, groundwater and streamflow ...

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 ...

In nature, plant roots are always colonized by fungi. This interaction can be either mutualistic, benefiting both the plant and the fungus, or pathogenic, where the fungus harms the host plant. A ...