Re: Air Wanted ??
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- Subject: Re: Air Wanted ??
- From: l* h*
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 16:27:17 -0700
hi harold. what makes up water? lowell
-----Original Message-----
From: Harold Eddleman Ph.D. <indbio@disknet.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 11:25 PM
Subject: Air Wanted ??
>How does the inside of 1000 pound pumpkin get Oxygen to produce the
>pounds per day of gain?
> Is lack of air the main limiting factor in growth. Glucose is produced
>in the leaves and travels to the fruit and roots. ATP is required for
>its metabolism into amino acids, cellulose, etc. Regeneration of the
>spent ADP requires glucose and oxygen. How can these huge volumes of
>oxygen get into the fruit?
> I don't recall any book addressing this point.
>--
>Harold Eddleman Ph.D. Microbiologist. i*@disknet.com
>Location: Palmyra IN USA; 36 kilometers west of Louisville, Kentucky
>http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab
>
>
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