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NC STATE UNIVERSITY<br />

Root oot Development<br />

e e op e t<br />

⇒ I<strong>nc</strong>reasing population requires higher co<strong>nc</strong>entrations of<br />

nutrients t i t in i the th root t zone for f the th development d l t of f root t mass<br />

(oz plant -1 Rooot<br />

Ball Mass ( )<br />

16<br />

14<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

Effect of Plant Population on Root Mass<br />

2004-05<br />

Davidson 2006<br />

Pasquotank 2006<br />

27000 38000<br />

Plant Population, Plants acre-1

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