Abstract
The development of root systems of cabbage seedlings raised in a conventional soil bed (control) was compared to plug-grown ones after transplanting. Plug-grown seedlings developed horizontally oriented roots from the side of the root ball ; therefore, they had a shallower root system than those of conventionally raised transplants. The drag resistance of plug-grown plants was significantly smaller than that of the control ; thus, the plug-grown cabbages were less stable, compared to the deeprooted, conventionally raised ones.
