Root Sections (IMAGE)

Penn State

Root Sections

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Differences in bean plant growth observed by researchers were striking. In the phosphorus stress treatment, the genotypes with greater reduction of their secondary root growth had increased root length, took up more phosphorus, and had larger shoots than genotypes with greater secondary root growth, which had thicker, less efficient roots.

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Jonathan Lynch Lab/Penn State

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