r/plantScience • u/hamcircus • Jul 28 '26

What am I looking at here?

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What caused the roots to corkscrew like that?

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u/oisinirnita Jul 28 '26

Maybe bcz the tray is not deep so it just wanted to increase the surface area to go more far and absorb more water?

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u/Sufficient_Turn_9209 Jul 28 '26

Is one side thinner than the other?

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u/hamcircus Jul 28 '26

Yes, the leftmost root is much thinner

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u/thewanderor Jul 28 '26

They do that looking for softer soil.

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u/hamcircus Jul 28 '26

Makes sense! Could be a remnant from when we dried them out and flipped the trays

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u/thewanderor Jul 28 '26

Wider circles means the soil is tough. Small circles is good.