Sprout died, found white fuss on root system?

highonbud

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #1

one sprout didn't make it, the other sprouts are growing tall and second set of ridged leafs are coming in looking healthy. but the one sprout that died i found white fuss on the root system, what does this mean? and how i do keep this from happening to my other plants?
thank you for reading please let me know if you have a solution or an answer.
-Highonbud

 

ValleGrown

Well-Known Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #2

The fuzz is a fungus that helps with the uptake of nutrients and water correct me of I'm mistaken

 

highonbud

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #3

so its possibly didn't die because of it?

 

skunkpunk13

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #4

yeah i think it's just a part of the root membrain to help with nutrients...

 

skunkpunk13

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #5

or you could pull the other ones up and take a look for your self haha

 

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padgebird

Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #6

I just posted a thread after yours..im getting a white mass around the bottom of my cuttings which I thought (still dont know for sure) could be a mold..but I saw an article on a web site that had pics and a wicked author that said its the plants placental tissue from which roots are born..I was asking folks on ere if they had seen it on theirs before ...so I dunno but maybe something to consider..

 

highonbud

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• Feb 9, 2011

• #7

word thats great, these babys are to pretty to even touch no way i'd dig them up

 

highonbud

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• Feb 9, 2011

• #8

bird thats really interesting i might just hit google up on that

 

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padgebird

Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #9

yea my bad didnt bookmark it ,but yea u get right into this shit init lol

 

skunkpunk13

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #10

highonbud said:

word thats great, these babys are to pretty to even touch no way i'd dig them up

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lol why spend all the time digging just rip em out lol jk

 

highonbud

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #11

oh yea sknunkpunk that would be like ripping my heart out lmao

 

skunkpunk13

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• Feb 9, 2011

• #12

haha i hear ya man

 

mcgyversmoke

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #13

Haha sorry to say guys but the little fuzz on the roots are called root hairs, they are essential to plant growth.
they are what absorbs water molecules and nutrients.
your all good man! your plant most likely died from some other cause.
good luck!
~mac

 

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padgebird

Member

• Feb 10, 2011

• #14

That is callus tissue, which are undifferentiated meristematic cells..