The root cap is most likely the site of hydrosensing; while the exact mechanism of hydrotropism is not known, recent work with the plant model Arabidopsis has shed some light on the mechanism at ...

Plants affected by RKN may become chlorotic and/or stunted ... usually at the root tip just behind the root cap. After the nematode penetrates the root, it establishes a feeding site (gall) and ...

When you are getting ready to plant, place the plant’s roots in a bucket of water. Leave a perennial to soak for a couple of hours and a tree or shrub for 24 hours.