Climate change is driving extreme changes to the environment, posing substantial threats to
global food security and bioenergy. Given the direct role of plant roots in mediating plant …

Root water potentials, essential for understanding drought tolerance and transpiration, can
also influence root tensile strength, which is valuable for selecting plants for slope …

Mechanical impedance has been reported as a major factor reducing root elongation.
Penetrometer is the main tool for diagnosing mechanical soil conditions regarding root …

Plant roots are considered highly efficient soil explorers. As opposed to the push‐driven
penetration strategy commonly used by many digging organisms, roots penetrate by …

Soil compaction has become a seriously limitation for further increasing grain yield of maize
(Zea mays L.) in the North China Plain (NCP). However, considerable variability exists …

Substrate and nutrient supply are essential for vegetable cultivation in greenhouse. The
strategies for plant nutrient supply vary depending on the cultivation methods or substrate …

Analysing the composite's adhesion mechanism is necessary to gain a deep understanding
of the pipeline blockage phenomenon encountered during negative pressure matrix …

Aims Increasing planting density is a management option to improve maize (Zea mays L.)
yield; however, soil compaction poses a challenge to this practice by adversely affecting …

The root elongation rate represents a biophysical process that can be directly affected by
mechanical, water, thermal, and gaseous stresses in the soil to be used as a soil physical …

Soilless culture systems, which promote plant growth and enable the precise control of the
root-zone environment, have yet to be fully established for sweet potatoes. In this study, we …