Upside Down Plant Growth Characteristics
Gravity is an essential part of healthy plant growth. The energy of gravity is important towards healthy plant growth development, primarily, because it guides the path of the plant as to which way to grow regardless of light source. Gravity guides the stem of plants to grow upwards, and root systems to grow downwards. The understanding of this gravity and plant growth relationship is the biggest part when discovering the zero gravity plant growth simulation technology.
Understanding how we came to the conclusion that gravity guides everything about plant growth, we need to take a closer look at the characteristic growth of plants. We are going to focusing on the very recognizable garden or kidney bean plant for this experiment. As you could see by the above fig that gravity is first priority over light because if it were not for gravity guiding the seed stem to grow upward out of the dirt, the plant would never see the light of survival. If gravity were to not guide the root system to grow downwards, it would also not survive.
It is very clear that this gravity, stem and root system association reactions occur from beginning to the end of development. This characteristic association can also be clearly seen if we were to try to grow the bean sprout within a sideways angle.
When attempting to grow the bean sprout sideways, we would notice that the stem would react to gravity by starting to bend upwards. It is also noticeable that the root system reacts to gravity by growing downward regardless of the angle.
Eventually, after time has passed, the stem and the root system would of have completely adjusted to the guidance of gravity. The stem would of have reacted by bending or growing upward and the root system downward. A high percentage of these types of experimental plants perished because they all would grow away from the life giving light source. The very few species that managed to grow, ended up growing in ways that they were not designed to grow.
Let us now explain what would happen or how would
a bean sprout react when placed to grow upside down.
When trying to grow the bean sprout upside down, it would also be noticeable that it too reacts to gravity. The stem is also bending upward and the root system would start to grown downward.
Eventually, after time has passed, the stem and the root system would of have completely adjusted to the guidance of gravity. The stem would of have reacted by bending or growing upward and the root system downward. A high percentage of these types of experimental plants perished because they all would grow away from the life giving light source. The very few species that managed to grow, ended up growing in ways that they were not designed to grow.