A resource at Agricultural Analytical Services Lab at Penn State can be a good first step toward determining soil health.

That’s called soil compaction, and for plants, it’s bad news. Compacted soil traps water around roots, where it can lead to rot. Air can’t filter down into compacted soil to reach the roots ...

This article will review the critical biogeochemical processes occurring at the plant root-soil interface. Rhizodeposits make the rhizosphere a desirable niche for microbial communities to ...

Soil properties like water content, pH, and compaction may exacerbate ... thus resulting in greater root to shoot ratios in nutrient-limited plants (Lopez-Bucio et al., 2003).

Hidden underground, roots are basically the most undervalued part of a plant. But there is so much more to the important role ...

When was the last time you repotted your houseplants? If it’s been a while, take a look at them and see what they’re trying to tell you. [...] ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Choosing the wrong one can lead to problems like moisture buildup and soil compaction, which cause root damage and inhibit ...

"These fungi are like an extension of the roots, allowing the plant to explore the soil more widely for nutrients," said Zakaria Lahrach, a Ph.D. student supervised by Hijri. Beyond this plant ...