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Kuya, Noriyuki; Sato, Seiichi (2011). "The relationship between profiles of plagiogravitropism and morphometry of columella cells during the development of lateral roots of Vigna angularis".
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The purpose of the root cap is to enable downward growth of the root, with the root cap covering the sensitive tissue in the root. Thanks to the presence of
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to ease the movement of the root through soil, and may also be involved in communication with the soil microbiota.
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in plants. If the cap is carefully removed the root will grow randomly. The root cap protects the
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with statolithes) 3. Lateral part of the tip 4. Dead cells 5. Elongation zone
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The root cap is absent in some parasitic plants and some
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Root tip magnified 100×. 1. Meristem 2. Columellae (
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Root tip

statocytes
root
calyptra
statocytes
gravity perception
growing tip
mucilage
statocytes
aquatic





"Roots: evolutionary origins and biogeochemical significance"
doi
10.1093/jexbot/52.suppl_1.381
PMID
11326045
Introduction to Plant Cell Development
ISBN
9780521316118
Bibcode
2011AdSpR..47..553K
doi
10.1016/j.asr.2010.09.009
ISBN
978-1-4067-1634-4

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