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Kuliah 4 - 5 Root
Kuliah 4 - 5 Root
Penetration of Soil
Gravitropism Downward Growth
Water and Mineral Intake
Conduction (Xylem and Phloem)
Storage of Materials
Branching
Anchorage
Zone of Maturation - cell differentiation
Protoderm
Ground Meristem
Provascular
water flow
soil particles
intercellular covered with
gas space capillary water
and minerals
Ca2+Ca
H 2++
H+
to
Ca2+
vascular voids with air
cylinder space
water
Dicot Mature Root Structure - Anatomy Ranunculus acris - buttercup
Epidermis
Cortex
Vascular Cylinder
What does all of this autumn color (leaf senescence) have to do with roots?
Root Vascular Cylinder and Cortex Ranunculus acris - buttercup
Endodermis
Cortex
Phloem
Meta-
xylem
Endarch: protoxylem is
inside the metaxylem Proto-
xylem
Pericycle
Exarch: protoxylem is
outside the metaxylem √
Protosteles: Specialized Versions
haplostele actinostele plectostele
cortex
phloem
xylem
dicot
root
siphonostele solenostele dictyostele
cortex leaf gap
phloem
xylem
leaf trace
pith
monocot
root
eustele atactostele
dicot monocot
stem stem
Symplastic
Apoplastic
The endodermis is
minerals cannot
thus responsible for go between cells
selective mineral
uptake. minerals must
go through cells
cell membrane
suberin-
proteins (active
waxy barrier
transporters)
to apoplastic
determine which
movement
minerals may be
taken up
Mineral uptake: Active transport against concentration gradient
cell membrane cell wall too expensive?
Calcium
transport
ADP + Pi protein
Ca2+ Ca2+ Ca2+
ATP
water flow
Pith
Xylem/Phloem Arr?
Xylem Maturation?
Smilax-catbrier ______arch?
How is this section different?
Smilax - catbrier
A closer look…
What do these features tell you?
Starch
Cutin/Suberin
Mitochondria
Xylem Parenchyma
Root Cap
http://www.dublincity.ie/dublin/citywalls/buttress.jpg
Prop roots such as these inspired flying buttresses. Pandanus utilis - screw pine
http://williamcalvin.com/BHM/img/FlyingButtressND.jpg
http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ajm/Pages/Graphics/flyingbuttress.JPG
Avicennia germinans (black mangrove)