Want bigger plants? Get to the root of the matter

Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

Plant scientists have imaged and analyzed, for the first time, how a potted plant's roots are arranged in the soil as the plant develops. In this study, to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on 30th June, the team has also found that doubling plant pot size makes plants grow over 40% larger.

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