Finally, in regards to the root systems, there are two main types, tap roots and fibrous roots. Tap roots have one or two strong main roots that grow straight down with few branching roots coming ...

The primary functions of roots are to anchor the tree to the ground, store carbohydrates, absorb water and nutrients, and conduct those nutrients to the vascular system of the tre ...

By going in all directions (testing) the root system anchors the tree from storms. If one tap root dries up, others continue looking. They also often intertwine with other trees (partnering) to ...

Roots are the conduits through which plants take up water and nutrients, the way in which they interact with the complex soil web. The form, growth, and size of a plant's root system, therefore ...

The system is called GLO-Roots, for Growth and Luminescence Observatory for Roots. First researchers genetically engineered plants to generate a firefly enzyme called luciferase, which made all of ...