chapter 5

Large number of fine roots of similar diameter

Monocotyledonous plants (monocots) and some dicots

• Fibrous roots

• ROOT CAP

• REGION OF CELL DIVISION

• ⦁ REGION OF ELONGATION

Composed of apical meristem in the center of root tip

• ⦁ Fibrous roots

• REGION OF CELL DIVISION

• ⦁ REGION OF ELONGATION

• ⦁ REGION OF MATURATION

Gives rise to epidermis

• Procambium

• Ground meristem

• Protoderm

Gives rise to cortex and pith

• Ground meristem

• Procambium

• Protoderm

Gives rise to primary xylem and primary phloem

• Protoderm

• Procambium

• Ground meristem

Cells become several times their original length.

• ⦁ ROOT CAP

• ⦁ REGION OF CELL DIVISION

• ⦁ REGION OF MATURATION

• ⦁ REGION OF ELONGATION

Cells differentiate into various distinctive cell types.

- Root hairs form.

• ⦁ REGION OF MATURATION

• ⦁ REGION OF ELONGATION

• ⦁ REGION OF CELL DIVISION

• ⦁ ROOT CAP

Parenchyma cells between epidermis and vascular cylinder

• ⦁ Vascular cylinder

• ⦁ CORTEX

• ⦁ Endodermis

Inner boundary of cortex, consisting of a single-layered cylinder of compact cells

• ⦁ Vascular cylinder

• ⦁ CORTEX

• ⦁ Endodermis

Core of tissues inside endodermis

• ⦁ Vascular cylinder

• ⦁ CORTEX

• ⦁ Endodermis