Most of the foods humans eat come from just a handful of plants. In fact, more than half the plant-based calories humans consume come from wheat, maize, and rice — and all of these plants are annuals, ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 201, No. 2 (April (II) 1998), pp. 265-273 (9 pages) Root growth and soil water content were measured in a field experiment with wheat subjected to two periods of water deficit.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Non-destructive observations of root growth and distribution can be obtained from counting root intercepts with observation tubes inserted in ...

AMARILLO – The dryland wheat crop is hanging on by a thread, of sorts. Thread-like roots developed last fall from the wheat seed have reached deep into the soil profile to tap moisture stored after ...

In the soils of the world's cereal fields, a family tussle between related species of fungi is underway for control of the crops' roots, with food security on the line. Beneficial fungi can help ...

In a major advance for agriculture, a new study reveals how wheat plants actively influence the microbial communities living on and inside their roots—and how these root microbiomes change over time ...

Winter wheat is emerging in January with weather risks still front and center. Extended cold spells and persistent dryness in ...

Maize roots secrete certain chemicals that affect the quality of soil. In some fields, this effect increases yields of wheat planted subsequent to maize in the same soil by more than 4%. While the ...

This schematic illustrates the full workflow of a new study that integrates field and literature data, correlation analysis, and predictive modeling—including machine learning and geochemical ...

The DNA sequence of a gene in wheat responsible for resisting a devastating virus has been discovered, providing vital clues for managing more resistant crops and maintaining a healthy food supply.