Re: Pot Culture
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- Subject: Re: Pot Culture
- From: B* S* <b*@tiger.hsc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 08:17:30 -0600 (MDT)
Walter's experiment is interesting. Personally, I recommend that if you
don't have a nematode problem, don't "shave" roots. It can only represent
a set-back to a plant that may not be completely dormant. The thong-like
roots that are left on the rhizome quickly produce fine branches that can
get the plants off to a faster start--I believe! I have no real data but
it seems a good hypothesis based on a knowledge of plant biology. I'd like
to see an experiment on "shaved" vs. roots-on rhizomes.
I noticed that the root removal was withstood best by rhizomes from
California, less well by those from Oregon. Could it be that the drier,
hotter California climate put those rhizomes into a deeper dormancy from
which they could more easily recover from "shaving," while the Oregon
rhizomes, from a cooler, moister regime and perhaps not full dormant, may
have resented the removal of their roots?
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
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