wheat roots (IMAGE)

Penn State

wheat roots

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Twelve wheat genotypes and six corn genotypes were grown in a greenhouse at the University Park campus. Large growth containers, or "mesocosms," were set up with a compacted soil layer to determine which roots penetrated the hard substrate.

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Hannah Schneider, Penn State

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