Understanding how roots grow can help us develop plants that—for example—are more resistant to drought. Research by Prof. Bert De Rybel’s team (VIB-UGent), in collaboration with the VIB Screening Core and Ghent University, uncovers how roots go through a “puberty” phase, which could have important implications for developing climate-resilient agriculture. Their work appears in Science.
How plant roots change their growth pattern during ‘puberty’ has implications for climate-resilient agriculture
