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Tallahassee Democrat: Roots and shoots: For plants, life is a balancing act from top to bottom | Mark Tancig Roots and shoots: For plants, life is a balancing act from top to bottom | Mark Tancig It is well known that as plants grow, their stems and shoots respond to outside signals like light and gravity. But if plants all have similar stimuli, why are there so many different plant shapes? Science Daily: How Roots Control Plant Shoots: Biologists Discover Gene That Helps Roots Limit Leaf Growth How Roots Control Plant Shoots: Biologists Discover Gene That Helps Roots Limit Leaf Growth Most plants can reproduce both sexually (through flowers and seed) but many important crops, such as potatoes and strawberry, are propagated vegetatively, e.g.

through tubers or shoots. A new study of ... Scientific American: Roots Down, Shoots Up. But How Does a Plant Know Which is Which?

plant shoots, Roots Down, Shoots Up. But How Does a Plant Know Which is Which?