<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/news/helping-plants-grow-as-phosphorus-levels-in-soil-deplete.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero/><pubDate>03/24/2023</pubDate><title>Helping plants grow as phosphorus levels in soil deplete</title><description>Michigan State University researchers including MPS faculty member Hatem Rouached have discovered a molecular mechanism that connects plant root growth to phosphorus availability.</description><author/><hero-image><img src="" alt=""/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2023/hatem2.png" alt="Gloved hands in dirt"/></image><tags><tag>faculty</tag><tag>research</tag></tags></item>