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[FONT=Tahoma, Arial]A balancing act…
[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma, Arial]In order for a plant to grow and develop properly, it must balance photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration. Left to their own devices, plants do a good job of managing this intricate balance. In an indoor garden where the grower is creating an environment, this balance can be tipped without a fundamental understanding of the processes themselves. If a plant photosynthesizes at a high rate, but its respiration rate is not high enough to break down the photosynthates produced the plant[/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma, Arial] can have a burnout (i.e. light on 24 hours a day). On the other hand, if respiration is much more rapid than photosynthesis, the plant won't have adequate photosynthates to produce energy for growth. Hence, growth either will slow down or stop altogether (i.e. low or inadequate light levels or photoperiods).\
This article should help you get a grasp on what's going on "inside" your plants.
http://www.progressivegardens.com/knowledge_tree/bio101.html
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[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma, Arial]In order for a plant to grow and develop properly, it must balance photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration. Left to their own devices, plants do a good job of managing this intricate balance. In an indoor garden where the grower is creating an environment, this balance can be tipped without a fundamental understanding of the processes themselves. If a plant photosynthesizes at a high rate, but its respiration rate is not high enough to break down the photosynthates produced the plant[/FONT]
This article should help you get a grasp on what's going on "inside" your plants.
http://www.progressivegardens.com/knowledge_tree/bio101.html
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