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Available Water and Root Development Within the Micropores of Pine Bark Particles

Author(s) -

F. A. Pokorny

Publication year - 1987

Publication title -

journal of environmental horticulture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.273

H-Index - 5

eISSN - 2573-5586

pISSN - 0738-2898

DOI - 10.24266/0738-2898-5.2.89

Subject(s) - bark (sound) , raphanus , particle (ecology) , botany , chemistry , biology , ecology

Internal pore space, root development, and available water within pine bark particles were studied. Internal porosity constituted about 43% of a pine bark particle. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that roots of Coleus blumei and Vaccinium ashei were attached to the exterior surface of pine bark particles and had invaded the micropores. Growth of Raphanus sativus seedlings in water-saturated bark pieces demonstrated that internally adsorbed water was utilized provided that root development occurred within the bark particle.

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