Trait results in roots better able to capture more water and nutrients from soil, need less fertilizer, and withstand drought UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new discovery, reported in a global study that ...
A previously unknown root trait allows some cereal plants to grow deeper roots capable of punching through dry, hard, compacted soils, according to researchers, who suggest that harnessing the ...
A new discovery, reported in a global study that encompassed more than a decade of research, could lead to the breeding of corn crops that can withstand drought and low-nitrogen soil conditions and ...