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Entries from February 21st, 2010

Discovery of “Mining” Nutrient in Plants

February 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Biology

Roots hairs form on roots and burrow into the soil surrounding the plants in hopes of finding nutrients such as phosphate and iron. Those nutrients are crucial for plant growth. Plants such as wheat and barley have long root hairs and are grow in poor phosphate soil. Until now scientists have not known why that is so. Recently, [...]

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