ROOTS

Buds are absent in Ipomoea batatas, dalbergia, populous, dahlia.

Root branches are endogenous (develop from pericycle in between
protoxylem points)
PARTS OF ROOT
Root cap: multiple root caps in pandanus. Root caps absent in
mangrove. Aquatic roots has root pockets- pistia, eichornia.
Growing point
Zone of elongation
Root hair zone
Zone of mature cells
ROOT SYSTEMS
TAP ROT SYSTEM
It is of two types: RACEMOSE (DEEP FEEDER)-mango, peepal
CYMOSE (SURFACE FEEDER)-solanum nigrum
Modifications of tap root system
FLESHY TAP ROOT
CONICAL-carrot
FUSIFORM-radish
NAPIFORM-turnip
TUBEROUS-mirabilis, trichosanthes
NODULATED ROOTS-legumes (pisum sativum, cicer arietinum)
PNEUMATOPHORES-avicennia, sonneretia, heritiera
BUTTRESS OR PLANKS ROOTS-ficus elastic, ficus religiosa,
bombax(sambal, silk cotton tree), kapok
REPRODUCTIVE ROOTS-dalbergia, populous
FIBROUS ROOT SYSTEM
ADVENTITIOUS ROOT SYSTEM
They can be underground-grass, mint
They can be above the ground-Ivy, banyan
FLESHY ADVENTITIOUS ROOTS
ROOT TUBERS(TUBERCULAR ROOTS)-ipomoea batata
FASCICULATED ROOTS-asparagus(at intervals), dahlia(at
stem base)
PALMATE ROOTS-orchis
NODULOSE ROOTS-curcuma amada(mango ginger),
maranta(arrow root)
MONILIFORM ROOT-momordica
ANNULATED ROOTS-ipecac (cephaelis)
PROP ROOTS-ficus bengalensis, rhizophora
STILT ROOTS OR BRACE ROOTS-maize, sugarcane, pandanus
(screw pine, posses multiple root caps)
HAUSTORIA OR PARASITIC-cuscuta, viscum (mistletoe)
CLIMBING ROOTS-betel (piper betel), black pepper(piper
nigrum), money plant(pothos), tecoma, Ivy, vanilla

 ASSIMILATORY ROOTS OR PHOTOSYNTHETIC-tinospora,

podostemum, taeniophyllum, trapa(water chestnut)
EPIPHYTIC ROOTS OR HYGROSCOPIC-orchis, vanda,
dendrobium
EIPHYLLOUS ROOTS OR FOLIAR-bryophyllum, begonia
FLOATING ROOTS-jussiaea
ROOT THORNS-acanthorhiza, iriartia exorhixa, pothos armatus
CONTRACTILE ROOTS-croccus, freesia
LEAF ROOTS-salvinia
REPRODUCTIVE ROOTS-dahlia, sweet potato.