Question: Hello, Could you please help me with my school project? I have to study the germination process day after day …
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Hello, Could you please help me with my school project? I have to study the germination process day after day and investigate several factors that influence this process. So I planted (red) radish seeds and I noticed that some of my plants have a purple leaf. Could you please explain why? (location: Belgium). Thanks in advance.
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Naima248, I don't know for certain the answer to your question--but I do know that some species here in New England produce various red pigments on early leaves to promote frost tolerance in the leaves. The pigments lower the temperature at which leaves can be tolerant to frost. This is only one possible reason for the red leaves. Best wishes.
