EXERCISE 27. EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHEAT 



PLANT 



Equipment: Young wheat plants one, two, three and 

 four weeks old a part of which have been planted one inch 

 deep and the remainder three inches deep. 



Fig. 26.— The Early Growth of the Wheat Plant. S-S is Soil Surface. 

 Note the Fine Root Hairs on A . The Plant to the Left of C Shows 

 the Temporary Roots Formed when the Grain is Planted Deep. 

 Directly above C is the Same Plant a Few Days Later. 



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