video: The tiny hairs found on plant roots play a pivotal role in helping reduce soil erosion, a new study has found. The research, led by the University of Bristol and published in Communications ...

The roots of plants can do a lot of things: They grow in length to reach water, they can bend to circumvent stones, and they form fine root hairs enabling them to absorb more nutrients from the soil.

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Scientists have found a plant gene that drives the growth of root hairs, the tiny structures that help plants find water and nutrients in the soil. Identified by a team led by ...

Plant cell growth is restricted by the cell wall, and cell wall dynamics act as signals for the cytoplasmic and nuclear events of cell growth. Among various receptor kinases, ROOT HAIR SPECIFIC 10 ...

Scientists have identified the genes that control the development of root hairs on plants. These genes are also found in moss, a finding that changes our understanding of how the plants we see today ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. An important biologic functionary of the tree root system is the tiny, nearly ...