Despite rice being the staple food for more than half of the world's population, its cultivation remains highly resource-intensive, requiring large ...

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

Plants live in constant interaction with a vast and diverse community of microbes, many of which play crucial roles in promoting plant health and ...

Plant–microbe interactions underpin a wide array of processes critical to sustainable agriculture. Beneficial microbial communities associated with plants can enhance nutrient acquisition, ...

Plants grow deep, hidden root systems that may store more carbon than previously thought - offering a new tool to fight climate change.

Salinity is a rising threat to global agriculture, severely limiting crop productivity and damaging soil health. New research reveals how the ...