What Happens When Roots Die? New Experiment Rethinks How We Measure Underground Decay
A microcosm experiment on four Carex species shows that healthy roots and rhizomes decompose at rates comparable to senescing ones, ...
Tag: root traits
Domestication May Have Blunted Pepper’s Intercropping Edge With Maize
A new Plant and Soil study finds that domesticated pepper varieties lose the root trait plasticity that helps wild ancestors ...
Sedge Roots Supercharge Peatland Carbon Loss by Priming Anoxic Decomposition
A greenhouse experiment shows that sedge roots nearly double litter-derived carbon dioxide emissions in oxygen-depleted peat by releasing oxygen and ...
Desert Roots Rewire Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Through Microbes and Minerals
A study of six desert plant species shows that root traits control rhizosphere effects on soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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