By Hugo Francisco de Souza In a recent study published in Plant, Cell & Environment, researchers demonstrate the utility of spectral electrical impedance tomography (sEIT), a cutting-edge geophysical ...

Exposed tree roots can damage sidewalks and foundations, become a tripping hazard, and make lawn mowing difficult. Learn how ...

By Petro Kotzé The destruction of tropical rainforests — seen in shocking images of huge wildfires, vast clearcuts, and dying ...

Root systems allow plants to gather the water and minerals they use to grow. As the root system grows, it creates more and more pathways that allow water to get into the deep subsoil, ...

Root systems can reveal underground secrets . Published: 11-05-2016 9:00 PM fall; The brilliant autumn leaves of October have faded and are being ripped from their branches by November winds, so ...

Firefly proteins light up certain plants to reveal root system behavior. By Charles Q. Choi , Contributor , Inside Science Aug 31, 2015 Getty Images, Tim Robberts ...

The absorbing roots (about 80 percent to 90 percent of the root system) are the most oxygen-dependent roots and usually grow in about the top 10 inches of soil.

Never add fill soil over more than a small percentage of a tree’s root system. Soil compacts over time. Roots can be suffocated by that compacting soil if you add more than 1 inch of topsoil ...

The root system, as well as the trees, is growing quite aggressively. I want to know how far reaching the roots can grow. I've heard that as long as the tree is ten or so feet away from the house ...

I also have been watering on the house side of the saguaro, the upslope side, and letting the water run downhill into the roots. I water about three or four times a year and water very slowly.

Ask about root type when selecting your corn hybrids. While corn is a grass with a fibrous-type root system, some companies are digging deeper to learn more about roots.