[CH] Transpiration
Byron (byronbromley@tellink.net)
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:59:19 -0400
Yeah Pam a real thing..
It seems that when the temps get up into the 90's plants loose more water
than it can absorb. At this point it appears that they stop all other
growth activity for survival.
A couple factors appear to make a difference, fruit size. IE the larger
fruited plants will start to transpire at a lower temperature that small
fruited plants.
Another factor is soil, plants that
are in deep organic material appear to be able withstand higher temps. My
SWAG is that OM holds moisture around the roots better than chemical
fertlizers.
My .02 FWIW
L.B.