Bean plants that suppress secondary root growth in favor of boosting primary root growth forage greater soil volume to acquire phosphorus, according to Penn State researchers, who say their recent ...
American Journal of Botany, Vol. 89, No. 1 (Jan., 2002), pp. 12-21 (10 pages) We report on the root system of the large columnar cactus species Pachycereus pringlei to explore the hypothesis that ...
Modern agriculture highly depends on the achievements of crop domestication and improvement. While these activities increase yields, they also reduce the genetic diversity of crops. At the same time, ...