MadSci Network: Agricultural Sciences
Query:

Re: Will corregating around the insides of containers increase plant root mass?

Date: Sun Sep 12 15:59:30 1999
Posted By: Jack Paxton, Faculty Crop Science Emeritus, University of Illinois
Area of science: Agricultural Sciences
ID: 933215583.Ag
Message:

Short answer, NO. The roots get water and nutrients from the soil as you 
know; increasing the surface area won't increase either water or 
nutrients.



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