As part of an investigation I planted beetroot, onion and carrot seeds in different containers, with each container having a different water content. Each container had 50 seeds so I expected 50 plants to emerge... It's taken a week for any sign of life in the pots. There are lots coming through
now and its becoming a bit of a challenge to count. How many plants can you see? Not easy to count is it?
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| 60% water content |
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| 80% water content |
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| 100% water content As I discovered there were more than 50 plants growing. So some of the seeds were producing 2 plants. Interesting... I checked the onion and carrot pots but they seemed to be growing at a slower rate. And they are easier to count as they are only producing one plant per seed. Can I assume that the amount of water affects the speed of seed germination and plant emergence? I think so... |
The amount of water affects the appearance of the plant.
60%, 80% and 100% in the photos.
The incubator is set
at 15deg. Each shelf holds a different rep.
In each rep there is each kind of seed in each
% of WHC.
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