The trunk of a tree is like the stem of a small plant, only a lot stronger. It too carries water around the tree. Roots The roots of a tree can go very deep under the ground and spread out a long way.

Explores the structure and function of green plants, focusing on their three main parts: roots, stems, and leaves. Roots anchor the plant and absorb water and minerals through root hairs. Stems ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Add this universal truth to biology textbooks: the mass of a plant's leaves and stems is proportionally scaled to that of its roots in a mathematically predictable way, regardless ...

The tomato, the potato's close cousin, belongs to another branch of the nightshade family tree. Tomatoes were feared in Europe for more than 200 years after they were introduced from the Americas ...

Groundbreaking images of root chemicals offer ... it's easy to ignore the parts of plants that are ... They initially focused on maize plants at the root tips, where stem cells play an active ...

Natalie Carmolli, a public relations specialist with Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs, says late spring to early summer is ...

Botany: A stem's 'sense of self' contributes to shape Mathematical framework explains diverse plant stem forms Date: March 23, 2017 Source: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and ...

Dr Harald Schneider, Dr Paul Kenrick, Dr Silvia Pressel and Dr Mark Puttick were part of a team of ten scientists researching the evolution of plant life. Their latest findings, published in the ...

Science News: Scientists have discovered the oldest known population of plant root stem cells in a 320 million-year-old fossil, providing a window into how ancient ...

Monty Don has shared the three types of plants that should be pruned in June to guarantee a good show the following year - and it's important to get it right ...