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What factors need to be considered to improve plant food production? -…
What factors need to be considered to improve plant food production?
Factors
Circumstances that effect situations or influences an event that contributes to the final result.
Improve
To make something better or of high quality.
Plant food production
Photosynthesis - plants producing their "food" through their leaves, roots, or through other parts of their structure.
Processes that effect the growth
Temperature
Photosynthesis, transpiration, and respiration all increase as the temperature goes up.
Light (intensity, duration, quality)
Without enough light, carbohydrates cannot be manufactured and the reserved energy is wasted.
Water - in particular to the amount
Carries nutrients throughout the plant, essential for plants to gain energy from the sun.
Nutrition (availability of nutrients)
Nutrients (nitrogen) are needed for plant and stem growth, where amino acids are used to build proteins.
Humidity
When humidity is normal, stomates open, letting in carbon dioxide to help with photosynthesis; which correlates to plant growth.
Salinity
The presence of this can limit the water uptake from the soil, also leading to slower germination, vegetative growth, and reproductive development.
Plants and how their growth is affected
Cactus
They prefer soil that has sand or rocks in it, with full exposure to sun and fast draining soil. Cactus also struggle to grow in climates with high humidity and insufficient airflow.
Bamboo
Size of initial planting, the age of the stand/grove, soil nutrition, drainage of liquids, and the environment. Thrive in moist, well drained soil.
Palm trees
Palm trees struggle to grow in compact, heavy soil with little air pockets, and can stunt the growth of roots. Need to be watered a moderate amount of water, as overhydration can lead to root rot. Particular palm trees thrive when planted with a controlled- release fertiliser.
Fern
Filtered sunlight helps growth succeed, light shade, and ferns require equal moisture to sunlight to avoid drying out. They like rich, organic soil such as compost from the garden.