Plant Roots

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Plant Roots
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Types of Root Systems
Taproots
Fibrous
Seminal
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Different Types of Roots
Buttress
Aerial
Pneumatophores
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Root Development
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Root Development
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Monocot vs. Dicot Roots
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Monocot Root Structure
Endodermis
Vascular Cylinder
Cortex
Pith (monocots only)
Epidermis
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Dicot Root Structure
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Root Epidermis
Root hairs
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Root Cortex
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Vascular Cylinder
Protoxylem
Endodermis
Metaxylem
Cortex
Primary phloem
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Xylem elongation
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Pericycle
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Secondary Roots
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Specialized Roots
Root nodules
Contractile roots
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Specialized Roots
Dodder (Cuscuta sp.) roots infecting host