The agriculture industry cannot continue to grow without its roots firmly fixed in healthy, productive soil, writes David McKenzie.
... of Medicine. "It's not enough to kill the dandelion blossom and stalk that appear above ground," said the molecular and cellular biology expert. "You have to kill the root beneath the soil as well."
(AP) -- Hello Kitty - Japan's most famous feline - is rediscovering its cultural roots. Upcoming products include digital cameras shaped like a cat's head to stationery featuring the bubble-headed ...
... of tissues before entering the soil. Despite its importance to the integrity and architecture of the root system, little is known about the regulation of lateral root emergence. This question has ...
... the scientists have been able to calculate the age of the tumor and characterize its growth pattern. The scientists believe cell lineage studies of cancer can eventually lead us to the root of cancer.
... modifying plants' root systems to improve their ability to find the water essential to their survival.
The Root Cause of Wasting Water
When it comes to water, every drop counts. "Improving water ...
... crisis is the inefficiency of current irrigation methods. More irrigated water evaporates than reaches the roots of crops, amounting to an enormous waste of water and energy. A new solution addresses ...
... such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are more commonly used in medical and industrial applications, and their use in root research requires new measurement procedures and protocols. In the ...
... forgotten, but while flowers, leaves, and other aboveground plant parts are more familiar, plant roots are equally deserving of our appreciation. Beneath every towering tree, tasty crop, and dazzling ...
Like most things that exist underground, plant roots are out-of-sight and easily forgotten, but while flowers, leaves, and other aboveground plant parts are more familiar, plant roots are equally ...
... to water availability and climate change are giving impetus to new research aimed at roots and their functioning. The research is producing new experimental methods, data acquisition and theoretical ...
... last of the woolly mammoths—which lived between 40,000 and 4,000 years ago—had roots that were exclusively North American. The research, which appears in the September issue of Current Biology, is ...
... . This technique is currently helping soil scientists understand the function of plant roots and their uptake of water and nutrients. Scientists at the University of California in Davis present ...
... parasite's genes as a tool to discover more specific information about the parasite.
The northern root-knot nematode is the smallest multicellular animal genome completely sequenced, says Dr. David ...
... and genetic map of one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites - Meloidogyne hapla, a microscopic, soil-dwelling worm known more commonly as the northern root-knot nematode.
