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duckmysick on April 9, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: 1.18k drawings of plant root systems

This was an extreme example that I found in this collection. Here's something more common (20 cm): https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/576/rec/1

But there was also a specimen with over 2 meters: https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/550/rec/3

It varies, but yeah, they are surprisingly deep.

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