Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! October is here, so cool fall weather cannot be far behind. However, warm temperatures will be hanging on into next week, according to the weather forecast ...

There’s nothing quite like pulling a homegrown carrot from the soil for a winter meal. If you’ve never managed this feat before, perhaps this will be your year! Overwintering root vegetables is easier ...

Many root vegetables are considered “cool weather” crops—they grow lush and juicy when daytime temperatures are in the seventies, but barely muddle through hot weather. Which is why we plant them as ...

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Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! Autumn is just around the corner. Fall is a good time to plant turnips, kale and rutabagas. Many of you may be unfamiliar with the rutabaga (Brassica napus ...

Root crops are vegetables that we harvest the below-ground portion to eat, such as beets, onions and carrots. But there are other less well-known root crops such as Jerusalem artichokes, horseradish, ...

Scientists examine plant roots to make improvements, enhance water-use efficiency A team of scientists led by Texas A&M AgriLife is taking a page from the medical imaging world and using MRI to ...

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To judge the overall effectiveness of cover crops and choose those offering the most ecosystem services, agricultural scientists must consider the plants' roots as well as above-ground biomass, ...

A new technique may make it easier to selectively breed crop plants for better, deeper roots. The non-destructive process involves quickly checking a plant's leaves to see how far down its roots go ...

Roots play a vital role in crop plants. They take up water and nutrients for the plant and keep it help firmly in the ground. But not all roots are the same. Roots play a vital role in crop plants.