American Journal of Botany, Vol. 102, No. 7 (July 2015), pp. 1040-1049 (10 pages) PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Yield in sweetpotato is determined by the number of storage roots produced per plant. Storage ...

Conservationists are often hindered by lack of knowledge to support decisions for conserving endangered plants. Applied research projects are often conducted in what scientists call an adaptive ...

Adventitious roots are roots that originate from nonstandard locations on a plant such as the stems or leaves. They can occur as part of a plant’s normal growth and development or they can arise due ...

We sometimes see plant roots growing from stems or branches (rather than from seeds), or small, leafy shoots appearing on tree trunks far from the leafy canopy. The term used for that in biology is ...

MANILA, Philippines - Ficus (strangling fir) adventitious roots are considered junk and a nuisance in the Philippines. The straight branchless roots dangles from big limbs are now being harvested and ...

Researchers have used 3D live imaging to observe the formation process of lateral roots in plants, and clarified part of the mechanism that creates new meristematic tissue. If the root formation ...

Leaves, flowers and fruits are the stars of the plant world and capture our hearts with beauty and delight. But it’s the unsung heroes deep below the surface that are doing much of the hard work.

ANGUS STEWART: Not a healthy looking tree. A little while back, there was a huge storm here on my old property which blew over a number of big old trees like this one - just like they were matchsticks ...