Not all plants need soil. In fact, some thrive best when their roots have constant access to water and air. A new product called the Terraplanter creates a healthy micro-habitat for your favorite ...

Ghent, November 15, 2024 – Understanding how roots grow can help us develop plants that, for example, are more resistant to drought. Research by Prof. Bert De Rybel’s team (VIB-UGent), in ...

The human race has a long history of bending nature to its will. The results of this relationship can be devastating---but they can also be strikingly beautiful, as German artist Diane Scherer ...

The results of a powerful combination of computer modelling and experimental tests can account for the establishment of gradients of the plant molecule auxin and for major patterning elements in the ...

Plants and trees extend their roots into the earth in order to draw nutrients and water from the soil—however, these roots are thought to decline as they move deeper underground. But a new study by a ...

Secrets about how giant trees grew in reverse can be found in fossil imprints of their roots. Micro-CT scanning shows that ...