Groping in the soil for nutrients encourages root growth
In addition to root proliferation, the root response to a nutrient-rich patch was also accompanied by root hair elongation.
Tag: root hairs
Improving roots for crops could improve habitats for wildlife
New research finds that root capturing more nutrients could help wildlife breathe many miles away.
Root hairs more important than root exudate in rhizosheath formation
Exudates did bind soil to the roots, but were unable to compensate for the absence of root hairs.
Root hairs offer benefit during drought without decreasing yield in good years
This makes them an ideal target for breeders looking to up resilience without bringing down productivity.
Root hairs to halt global warming
Can plants help fight global warming? Nigel Chaffey looks to the roots.
Mapping wheat genes for root hair length in aneuploid lines of bread wheat
Where in the epidermis would you find chloroplasts?
What are root hairs for?
A question with a long history, but not always a long enough bibliography, as Nigel Chaffey learns.
