Anything that can be measured that will not kill the plant?
2006-10-19 12:53:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Age of the plant, size of the plant, size of stem, diameter of stem, size of leaves, number of leaves, mass/weight of the plant, photo-tropic effect (movement toward sun or light) is often measurable, width (spread) of the leaves and
photovoltaic effect related voltage, which indicates the photosynthesis rate. Also, we can measure color of the leaves, color of the stem, color of roots, etc. and also we can measure the root size, like diameter, length, etc. And using distructive tests we can measure the plant's tension strength, moisture content, shear strength, compression strenght (i.e load bearing capacity).
2006-10-19 22:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I once had to do an experiment about rate of growth for 3 plants on different fertilizers. So yes, you can measure length or height on a plant. Things such as water consumption are very hard to calculate.
2006-10-19 23:11:29 · answer #2 · answered by freetodervish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the height of the plant
2006-10-22 01:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by mahasampath 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, size can be measured. Size of entire plant, size of stem, diameter of stem, size of leaves.
Number of leaves is countable.
Total or increase in mass over time is measurable.
Photo-tropic effect (movement toward sun or light) is often measurable.
The width (spread) of the leaves is measureable.
2006-10-19 20:02:02 · answer #4 · answered by Richard 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
You can measure its growth and if you cut it down you can measure its weight.
2006-10-20 15:20:16 · answer #5 · answered by J I 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋