Understanding how to promote plant growth and health
“Heredity is nothing but stored environment.”
–Luther Burbank
Plant Processes
Your grow space should be designed around promoting these processes.
Transpiration
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- draws water & nutrients up the stalk
- conducted throughout plant
Photosynthesis
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- creates sugars with nutrients, light, and CO2
- conducted by canopy
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Cellular Respiration
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- uses carbohydrates for plant processes
- Conducted by roots
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