Tree roots account for 30-40 per cent of a tree’s weight. They often reach out up to two times the tree’s height or three times the width of its canopy. Rather than radiating evenly ...

Belowground litter derived from tree roots has been shown as a principal source of soil organic matter in coniferous forests. Fate of tree root necromass depends on fungal communities developing on ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. The reciprocal exchange of chemical signals between legume and rhizobium leads to the establishment of Root Nodule Symbiosis (RNS). The discoveries of ...

Researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that makes plant roots more welcoming to beneficial ... with nitrogen fixing bacteria called rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF ...

How did it happen? Over the summer, "My neighbors cut their tree roots below the soil level and it just fell over onto my home," according to the OP. Photo Credit: Reddit While the homeowner isn't ...

Vote in the poll. The road has been increasingly bent out of shape by the roots of ironbark trees, planted by the local council in the mid 1980s, lining the median strip between Fullarton Road and ...

From there, they wanted advice on what to do next: "Compost/mulch over the roots? Clear out?" Their heart was in the right place, and they concluded by writing, "We'd hate to hurt the tree while ...