Mineral nutrients are usually obtained from the soil through plant roots, but many factors ... thus resulting in greater root to shoot ratios in nutrient-limited plants (Lopez-Bucio et al., ...

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It can then be severed from its parent to produce a new plant. Select a non-flowering shoot that's strong and healthy. It should be low-growing so it can touch the soil surface without breaking.

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FUKUSHIMA—Futaba Mayor Shiro Izawa on Feb. 24 suggested reusing soil contaminated by the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for public works projects within his town.