New Research by Cristian Torres from Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA). The image above depicts the two main root architecture types: taproot and adventitious…

Mycorrhizal symbioses represent one of the most widespread and ecologically significant plant–microbe interactions, shaping plant nutrition, stress resilience, and ecosystem functioning. Beyond their....

New research by Jianqiang Qian, from Henan Agricultural University, China. The pictures above show some of the buds found in the temperate grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China. Photos by Jianqiang Q…

Research and commentary by Harihar Jaishree Subrahmaniam from the University of Hamburg in Germany. Image credit: F. Curtis Lubbe. When we talk about plant life belowground, we often think in terms…

New research by Jitka Klimešová, from the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The picture above portrays one of the ways to determine the age of living parts of a clonal plant: fi…

Research and photos by Renáta Schnablová from the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. In the photo above, an overwintering renewal bud of Pulsatilla pratensis is fu…