What factors make a deadly carrot so dangerous?
The deadly carrot might sound as likely as the killer tomato, but decoding the defences of Thapsia garganica might have a big pay-off in the future.
Tag: soil
Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Soils: Can Phytoliths Help?
Root hairs to halt global warming
Can plants help fight global warming? Nigel Chaffey looks to the roots.
The roots of hydrotropism
Plant Records: An ever increasing pot of gold
2015 International Year of…
2015 is the international year of soils and light.
Nutrient acquisition by orchid mycorrhiza
Results suggest that orchid mycorrhizal fungi can differentiate between niches in a constrained, highly resource-limited environment.
Why crop rotation works
Small changes in a plant genotype can have complex and unexpected effects on soil microbes surrounding the roots.
