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Experiment Growing Zea maize 'Golden Jubilee' Corn in CIPS
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Zea maize 'Golden Jubilee' transplanted into CIPS on day 0. |
| Zea maize at day 60. | ![]() |
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Zea maize at day 120. The triple expanding, thin-walled, closed cell polyurethane foam used to seal between the plant stem and the CIPS collapses, but maintains the seal, as the corn stem increases in diameter. |
| Zea maize at day 120. Root hairs are growing in direct contact with the fertilizer. | ![]() |
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Root tip growth regulation by the copper coating on the root pouch results in a highly branched, dense root system. |
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