“…The positive performance of the root dry mass of plants grown under mesh suggests that light environments contribute to the displacement of photoassimilates inside the plants, stimulating cell division, favoring the growth of the root system and, consequently, the absorption of water and nutrients. by the roots (BRANT et al, 2009;SOUZA et al, 2010;OLIVEIRA et al, 2017;LIMA et al, 2018;BRITO et al, 2020). However, Martins et al (2008), studying Ocimum gratissimum L., found a contrasting result to this research, in which plants grown under full sun showed greater allocation of dry mass to the root.…”