Götterspeise – Plants in Jelly

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Roots anchor plants in the ground, provide nutrients and water for growth and survival. They are intricate, complex & branched structures, strong & fragile, and very diverse.

http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/plants/npg/images/NPGp5_rootsys.gif

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Transparent agar medium – containing all essential nutrients plants need for growth as well as the gelling agent agar as a support and stabilizer -  is often used in plant research in the lab to observe root growth.

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Silvia Hüttner