Malcolm Bennett receives funding from UK Research Council BBSRC and hosts EU MCSA and EMBO fellow Poonam Mehra. Poonam Mehra receives funding from EMBO and Horizon 2020 Plants have colonised the vast ...

Root system architecture (RSA) encompasses the three‐dimensional configuration of a plant’s root network, which plays a critical role in water and nutrient uptake, anchorage and overall plant fitness.

As part of an investigation to boost agricultural yields and develop crops that are resilient to climate change, Berkeley Lab scientists have introduced RhizoNet, a computational tool that harnesses ...

In soil, nitrogen (N), an essential macronutrient for plant growth, exhibits significant spatial heterogeneity. This necessitates plants to grapple with a complex array of environmental conditions in ...

Imagine a garden packed with multihued flowers, splitting its seams with a bounty of blooms, scenting the air with delightful fragrances — it is a sensory feast. It turns out that flowers make people ...

After centuries of neglect, botanists are using new techniques to understand roots Maddie Bender - Freelance writer Picture a plant—your favorite flower, an herb from an outdoor garden or a stately ...

When the physicist Richard Feynman died in 1988, he left a note on his blackboard that read, “What I cannot create, I do not understand.” Feynman may have been reflecting on the nature of scientific ...