As known recycled water doesnt work as well as normal tap water for plants but how do the soaps kill the plant gradually?
2007-06-15 22:18:56 · 4 answers · asked by Nikki S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The soap will eventually coat the soil particles, and natural water retention properties will be lost.It might also be the salts which build up in the soil. The pH might also be increased, soaps and detergent tend to be alkaline.
2007-06-16 00:23:55 · answer #1 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recycled sewage water is found to be good for crops. In Saudi Arabia , one major use of treated waste water is recycling for cultivation in arid areas . It is the high alkaline metals content in water ( Potassium in particular ) which affect plant growth but organic contents help plant nutrition . You may check with required composition of irrigation water which is different from drinking water . Soaps content K or Na salts of fatty acids and hence soap water is unsuitable for plants .
2007-06-15 23:25:31 · answer #2 · answered by Swapan G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah and what else impacts vegetation the the stomata interior the leaves of the plant. Stomata is the place the leaf cells open and on the verge of fall down of recieve solar and water. If the the plant has intense stomata and is in a dry climate the transpiration could be too plenty for the plant and kill it. it is the reason cactai stay so properly interior the desert.
2016-11-25 00:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You drink it for a while & see how you do!
2007-06-15 22:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by phil W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋