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The root cap is a type of tissue at the tip of a plant root. [1] It is also called calyptra. Root caps contain statocytes which are involved in gravity perception in plants. [1] If the cap is carefully removed the root will grow randomly. The root cap protects the growing tip in plants. [1]
Root mucilage is known to play a role in forming relationships with soil-dwelling life forms. [1] [4] Just how this root mucilage is secreted is debated, but there is growing evidence that mucilage derives from ruptured cells. As roots penetrate through the soil, many of the cells surrounding the caps of roots are continually shed and replaced. [5]
The root cap of new roots helps the root penetrate the soil. These root caps are sloughed off as the root goes deeper creating a slimy surface that provides lubrication. The apical meristem behind the root cap produces new root cells that elongate. Then, root hairs form that absorb water and mineral nutrients from the soil. [5]
Mucigel is a slimy substance that covers the root cap of the roots of plants. It is a highly hydrated polysaccharide, [1] most likely a pectin, which is secreted from the outermost (epidermal) cells of the rootcap. Mucigel is formed in the Golgi bodies of such cells, and is secreted through the process of exocytosis.
The crown root primordia has a conical root cap similar to the primary root, whereas the brace root primordia has a flattened root cap that extends further along the primordia length. [3] As brace roots penetrate the soil, the root cap gradually resembles that of crown roots. [9]
Once in the vicinity of the root, vascular cylinder cells shuttle auxin towards the center of the root cap. Lateral root cells then absorb the phytohormone through AUX1 permease. [1] PIN proteins recirculate the auxin upwards to the plant shoots for direct access to the zone of elongation. [1] Once utilized there, the proteins are then shuttled ...
The process of hydrotropism is started by the root cap sensing water and sending a signal to the elongating part of the root. Hydrotropism is difficult to observe in underground roots, since the roots are not readily observable, and root gravitropism is usually more influential than root hydrotropism. [ 2 ]
Statocytes are present in the elongating region of coleoptiles, shoots and inflorescence stems. In roots, the root cap is the only place where sedimentation is observed, and only the central columella cells of the root cap serve as gravity-sensing statocytes. [2] They can initiate differential growth patterns, bending the root towards the ...