Monocot Root Cross Section

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Monocot root cross section. Primary structure of monocot roots. It is circular in outline and reveals the following tissues fig. Leaves monocot leaves are usually long and narrow or oblong with parallel veins running through them figure 3.
Epiblema is single layered thin walled colorless polygonal without intercellular spaces with presence of unicellular root hairs hence also called as piliferous layer or rhizodermis. Start studying cross section of root functions dicot and monocot roots. Monocot and dicot roots.
From some cells arise unicellular hair. Cortex may be heterogeneous with outer dead exodermis. Such cortex is called lacunate cortex.
Hi res links requires broadband curtis lersten and nowak 2002 rev. Anatomy of monocot root. Monocot root cross sections.
Cuticle is present in some aerial roots. Anatomy of monocot root monocot root cross section under microscope with diagram 1. The typical monocot roots show following features.
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