What lies beneath
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- from Shaastra :: vol 05 issue 02 :: Feb 2026
The roots of plants are subterranean architects: how they form and extract nutrients and water from the ground is a fascinating story of evolution.
We rarely imagine what lies below the surface when we see the spreading canopy of the peepul tree or a slender, tall pine. If at all we think of roots, we imagine them as underground foundations that hold up trees, or as processes that suck up nutrition for plants in general. Yet, roots exhibit a range of forms and functions that more than match those of the green, above-ground parts of plants.
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