Another week, another quick lesson on the different parts of a plant. This week, we’re digging to the part that really grips the soil and helps feed the plant. Carrots, parsnips, turnips, radishes and ...

After the untimely departure of 12-year-old Chanda’s father, the young girl tries to uphold the roots of her family while confronted with an alcoholic stepfather, an ill mother and a hostile village.

Damage to the roots from root-rot organisms, construction, filling or transplanting interferes with the uptake of water. That is often life threatening and can have an immediate and profound effect on ...