Stranger Than Fiction Roundtable: Root System Architecture

A new monthly discussion group where we learn about strange and fascinating ideas in the world of science!

This month we’ll be reading about advancements in the study of plant root systems. In modern times, root properties such as morphology and root system architecture (RSA) have been recognized as increasingly important traits for creating more and higher quality food in the "Second Green Revolution". To address the paucity in RSA and other root research, new technologies are being investigated to fill the increasing demand to improve plants via root traits and overcome currently stagnated genetic progress in stable yields.

You can pick up the reading beforehand at the Circulation Desk.