Adventitious roots are roots that originate from nonstandard locations on a plant such as the stems or leaves. They can occur as part of a plant’s normal growth and development or they can arise due ...

Adventitious root formation is a critical process in plant regeneration whereby roots develop from non‐root tissues, such as stems or leaves. This phenomenon underpins vegetative propagation ...

We sometimes see plant roots growing from stems or branches (rather than from seeds), or small, leafy shoots appearing on tree trunks far from the leafy canopy. The term used for that in biology is ...

Q: Last year, you wrote an article saying the roots that are on top of the ground by palm trees are dead. Is it ok to cut them off? Will these roots damage my foundation or concrete? — Jackie, Port St ...

Argania spinosa (L.) is an endemic tree species of south-western Morocco; it plays a very important socio-economic and environmental role. However, the vegetative propagation of the argan tree by ...