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Between a rock and a hard place
• arcleinOne field had a stone content of more than 60 percent, while the other had very few rocks. As expected, roots in the rocky soils could not grow as deep as those in softer soils over the course of the growing season. "The presence of stones significantly reduces the ability of roots to reach deeper into the soil," says Morandage. Both corn and wheat responded in the same way.