How far down will plants go for moisture?

[boarderbloke]

cotton, I also thought I remember that glass case with wheat roots being close to 10', if not more.
I always thought that 'clay' soil texture, had the highest water holding capacity, but also retained more(based on a percentage). Loam will give up virtually everything, while clay will hold back. I suppose science could have changed since I was there, or I could be remembering it wrong too. lol

[farming101]

The last line in McFarm's post,

"Poorly aerated, heavy clay soils may cause the roots to be very superficial. Addition of fertilizers promotes root development."

describes what is happening with this dry spell.
We are finding out how much compaction and salinity are teaming up to inhibit root growth. Plants are having a hard time developing. Growth is noticably slower than it should be.

This crop is not going to thrive even if there is moisture in the soil. We need regular rains. Fresh water from the sky.
That's here anyway. We have moisture in the soil. Some places you can kick the dirt with your boot and the moisture is there.

The article makes me think we need more P and K to promote root growth with these soil conditions. Maybe lots more.

[cottonpicken]

O no your probably right to busy chasing women and drinking to retain much which I regret now.

Did give the red head bitch olfert? A run for her money in econ

[bgmb]

I have seen a wheat plant with the roots washed and they were 7-8ft deep. Not sure where the plant came from but the root structure was impressive.

[Hopperbin]

Vvalk not sure if anyone else has had this experience. about 30 years ago we had a bad barley crop at this time of year was a dry spring. We thought should work it under. At harvest it ran 85 bushel to acre. No fungicide no baby sitting. One of the best. I don't know what yours looks like but barley is resilient. Yield is not set now. If you get your second growth started now you can still do very well. Depends on what happens from now on. Do you have germination? Good luck.

[canaussie2]

What's your soil biology status, you probably need mycorrhizal inoculation down the track. Naturally occurring fungus but depleted most likely.Most plants (not canola though) form symbiotic relationship with it and you get more massive root systems to help plants survive longer.Finer filaments can scavenge further into the soil. More roots, more OM deposited long term hence more moisture holding capacity, recreating the sponge your soil once was when it was first farmed. So how deep do roots go? Anywhere from 1 to 4 meters depending on your soil biology

[Terawet]

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