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The Effects of Sugar & Salt Water on Plants

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Karen Klefstad

Plants take in mineral salts and water through a process called osmosis. Salt and sugar in soil water can adversely effect plants. Plant life requires some mineral salts, but plants produce sugars through metabolism and do not require added sugar.