Beyond “shovelomics:” Growing cassava in the air helps study the plant’s mysterious roots

Jan 23 2020

Maria Elker Montoya, a co-author of the study, works with suspended cassava plants in an aeroponics system used for the research. (Credit: CIAT) Scientists tossed aside the shovel and studied cassava […]

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Beyond “shovelomics:” Growing cassava in the air helps study the plant’s mysterious roots

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