 |  | Better Farming Series 01 - The plant: the Living Plant; the Root (FAO - INADES, 1976, 29 p.) | |||
 |  | Summary of course | |||
|  | What are roots for? | |||
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1. Roots hold the plant to the soil.
· The rain, a stream or the sea sometimes pulls out roots.
Then the plant or the tree falls and dies.
To live, the plant
must remain held to the soil by its roots.
· The plant will be a fine one if its roots are strong.
To become vigorous, a plant must be able to spread its roots.
Roots go to different depths
2. Roots feed the plant.
Roots take the plant's food from
the soil
· If the plant has well developed roots, it will be well fed and the harvest will be better.
· If the plant can get more foods from the soil, the plant will be well fed and the harvest will be better.
A plant is finer, gives a better harvest and produces more
· if its roots are better
developed,
· if the soil is
richer.
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