Nitrogen (N) is an essential but generally limiting nutrient for biological systems.
Development of the Haber-Bosch industrial process for ammonia synthesis helped to relieve …

Roots are essential multifunctional plant organs involved in water and nutrient uptake,
metabolite storage, anchorage, mechanical support, and interaction with the soil …

Roots are central to the function of natural and agricultural ecosystems by driving plant
acquisition of soil resources and influencing the carbon cycle. Root characteristics like …

Roots are the interface between the plant and the soil and play a central role in multiple
ecosystem processes. With intensification of agricultural practices, rhizosphere processes …

Root respiration is essential for nutrient acquisition. The respiration rate of absorptive roots
theoretically relates to the economics of carbon‐nutrient exchange, but its empirical role …

Novel crop improvement approaches, including those that facilitate for the exploitation of
crop wild relatives and underutilized species harboring the much-needed natural allelic …

Background The mechanisms underlying rice root responses to drought during the early
developmental stages are yet unknown. Results This study aimed to determine metabolic …

The five Nordic countries span the most northern region for field cultivation in the world. This
presents challenges per se, with short growing seasons, long days, and a need for frost …

The global population is placing unprecedented demand on food systems, which can be met
only through a complex interplay of technology, sustainable food production intensification …

Construction economics of plant roots exhibit predictable relationships with root growth,
death, and nutrient uptake strategies. Plant taxa with inexpensively constructed roots tend to …