Root hairs are tubular tip-growing extensions of root epidermal cells that enhance root surface area for water and nutrient acquisition. While the mechanisms governing root hair fate, polarity and tip ...

Autophagy is a vital cellular quality control pathway that maintains cellular homoeostasis under changing environments. While the organismal phenotypes of autophagy-deficient plants under stress are ...

Scientists have discovered, for the first time how root cells respond to their complex soil environment revealing that roots actively sense their microenvironment and mount precise, cell-specific ...

Microscopy image showing hooked hairs on common bean roots. The brown coloration indicates the presence of reactive oxygen species, providing indirect evidence of nitrogen uptake during early seedling ...