Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, found in large quantities in soil. While Si is not essential for land plants, many plants, such as rice and grasses, have used Si to develop ...

Air layering works in a very similar way to conventional layering, except that the plant shoot doesn't need to be buried in the ground to stimulate the production of new roots. By wounding the ...

This is then developed into the shoots growing upwards creating leaves and buds, as the roots spread down into ... repeating followed by watering each plant. Individual. Growing upwards and ...

By this definition, stem cells are particularly important for plant growth ... a long-term source of new cells to build up the shoot and the root. However, the experiments described above also ...

Understanding how roots grow can help us develop plants that—for example—are ... They even go through a sort of "puberty" during which a young shoot changes its growth patterns, which is ...

"The protective outer layer of plant roots, called the periderm, is made up of many cells that can store carbon in a form that will be very durable. By creating a detailed map of how these root ...

Cassava roots are highly toxic if eaten raw. When a seed begins to grow, it produces a shoot and a taproot, or what's called a radicle. In most plants, this slowly develops into a dense network of ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves. Scientists have discovered how plants adapt ...