In Watertown, South Dakota, there is a new kind of health care taking root. At Root Function Wellness, the focus isn’t on quick fixes or endless prescriptions, it’s on understanding why you’re feeling ...

The volume flux, $J_{v}$, and the osmotic driving force, σΔπ, across excised root systems of Zea mays were measued as a function of ΔP, the hydrostatic pressure ...

When looking at forests, we hardly get to see beyond a bunch of green. However, for a plant ecologist, forests represent a much more complex world consisting of different species. This diversity of ...

Valerian root — also known by its scientific name Valeriana officinalis — is an herbal remedy that has roots in ancient Greece. The valerian plant features pink or white flowers. It is native to ...

Root turnover is fastest in the finest roots of the root system (first root order). Additionally, tissue chemistry varies among even the finest root orders and between white roots and older, pigmented ...