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Root

In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the surface of the soil, but roots can also be aerial or aerating, that is, growing up above the ground or especially…

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Overview

Function

Types of roots (major rooting system)

Anatomy

Root system architecture (RSA)

Growth

Shade avoidance response

Types

Evolutionary history

Environmental interactions

Plant interactions

Soil interactions

Nutrient absorption

Economic importance

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Root

Nodes196
Edges195
Triples198
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010204
Components1

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Root

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related to Specialized · 48
Root → Adventitious, Aerating, Aerial, Asclepias, Avicennia, Betulaceae, Canada, Canopy, Casuarinaceae, Cirsium, Coarse, Contractile, Coralloid, Dendrophylax, Dimorphic, Distinct, Elaeagnaceae, Epiphytes, Fabaceae, Fragaria
related to Shade avoidance response · 26
Root → Arabidopsis, ARF19, Auxin, Experimentation, Far Red, Far-red, From, Gelderen, GFP, HY5, In, LAX3, Nearby, Once, PhyA, PIN3, Red, Research, Salisbury, The
related to Economic importance · 10
Root → Edible, Important, Lonchocarpus, Native Americans, Several, Specialized, Spices, Sugar, The, Yam
related to Environmental interactions · 10
Root → Arabidopsis, Certain, Early, Fabaceae, In, Indole-3-acetic, Light, Owing, Studies, The
related to Soil interactions · 8
Root → Azotobacter, For, Grass, Inoculation, Perennial, Soil, Some, The
related to Definition · 6
Root → For, In, Roots, RSA, The, This
related to Growth · 6
Root → Early, For, Gradually, Growth, Secondary, The
related to Regulation · 6
Root → Over, Plants, Research, Roots, The, There
related to Adventitious roots · 5
Root → Adventitious, Examples, Ficus, They, Zea
related to Depths · 5
Root → Arizona, Rooting, Some, The, US

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roots water plant soil plants nutrients growth lateral many adventitious architecture primary secondary also shoot form found surface system aerial

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
stem-branchesinstance ofPerhaps the most striking characteristic of roots that distinguishes them from other plant organs0.80text
leaves is that roots have an endogenous origininstance ofPerhaps the most striking characteristic of roots that distinguishes them from other plant organs0.80text
i.e.instance ofPerhaps the most striking characteristic of roots that distinguishes them from other plant organs0.80text
they originateinstance ofPerhaps the most striking characteristic of roots that distinguishes them from other plant organs0.80text
develop from an inner layer of the mother axisinstance ofPerhaps the most striking characteristic of roots that distinguishes them from other plant organs0.80text
such as pericycleinstance ofPerhaps the most striking characteristic of roots that distinguishes them from other plant organs0.80text
the species of the plant itselfinstance ofThis system can be extremely complex and is dependent upon multiple factors0.80text
the composition of the soilinstance ofThis system can be extremely complex and is dependent upon multiple factors0.80text
the availability of nutrientsinstance ofThis system can be extremely complex and is dependent upon multiple factors0.80text
primaryinstance ofDifferent types of roots0.80text
seminalinstance ofDifferent types of roots0.80text
lateralinstance ofDifferent types of roots0.80text

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