Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Could you be able to grow grass seeds useing flax seed oil instead of water?

We are making terra aqua columns in biology.Could you be able to grow grass seeds useing flax seed oil instead of water?
Probably not. Plants use H2O molecules in photosynthesis. Without water, there are no water molecules present, and the plant can't do photosynthesis, and therefore cannot produce energy and grow.Could you be able to grow grass seeds useing flax seed oil instead of water?
NO
Pure oil would likely not be wonderful condusive to the plant's health. In fact I believe, though am not certain, that your poor green friend would simply shrivel up and die.





*edit in response to the other comment. Your H2O could theoretically come solely from ';above ground'; sources (absorbtion through leaves). The real kicker here is Magnesium, Phosphorus, and Nitrogen, which rarely (never) exist as plant-friendly forms in flax-seed oil.
The oil would block the oxygen. No.
Definitely not an expert on this, but why would you want to use expensive flax seed oil instead of water. Unless this is an experiment, I would stick with H2O. But keep us posted. Would be curious to see if the oil kills the plant.

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