1.0planet forward//www.getitdoneaz.comsustainability at penn state//www.getitdoneaz.com/author/sustainpsu/ rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bpxfxu5hau"><a href="//www.getitdoneaz.com/story/ground-breaking-roots/">ground-breaking roots</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="//www.getitdoneaz.com/story/ground-breaking-roots/embed/#?secret=bpxfxu5hau" width="600" height="338" title="“ground-breaking roots” — planet forward" data-secret="bpxfxu5hau" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![cdata[ */ /*! this file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.queryselector&&d.addeventlistener&&"undefined"!=typeof url&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveembedmessage||(d.wp.receiveembedmessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-za-z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.queryselectorall('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.queryselectorall('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new regexp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentwindow&&(s.removeattribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseint(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new url(s.getattribute("src")),n=new url(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeelement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addeventlistener("message",d.wp.receiveembedmessage,!1),l.addeventlistener("domcontentloaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.queryselectorall("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getattribute("data-secret"))||(t=math.random().tostring(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setattribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentwindow.postmessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> the team working in penn state’s root lab, led by jonathan lynch, professor of plant nutrition, is studying what the rest of us don’t see–the work going on underneath the ground that enables the growth of healthier crops. jonathan lynch is a professor of plant nutrition in the penn state college of agricultural sciences. his research...