A cotton seedling (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

A cotton seedling

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A cotton seedling for the TICTOC investigation prepared for flight. TICTOC studies how root system structure affects cotton plant resilience, water-use efficiency, and carbon sequestration during the critical phase of seedling establishment.

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Simon Gilroy, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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