Hidden fungal networks deliver carbon to green plants, experiment confirms

Beneath forests, grasslands and wetlands lies a hidden underground network of fungi known as mycorrhizal networks, sometimes ...

Newly identified 'saprotropism' helps roots avoid decaying plant matter—but not animal decay

Decaying matter shapes life in soil, but it can also create hostile zones for growing roots. Professor Jiří Friml of the ...
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Now we know, what gets roots to grow: Can help in future droughts

A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the 'mouths' of plants ...
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How does a plant grow in space?

Aboard the ISS, French astronaut Sophie Adenot conducted the ChlorISS experiment, during which she grew plants. But in space, ...
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Roots steer clear of plant rot: Newly identified ‘saprotropism’ helps roots avoid decaying plants — but not animal decay

Decaying matter shapes life in soil, but it can also create hostile zones for growing roots. Professor Jiří Friml of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) and international ...
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Now we know, what gets roots to grow: Can help in future droughts

To investigate the significance of autophagy, the researchers developed a mutant Arabidopsis (thale cress) plant in which it's autophagy was disabled which is shown on the right. With an enzyme from ...