ROOTS

FUNCTIONS OF STEM

· Roots lies below the surface of the soil.

· They hold the plant firmly in place.

· Its main function is to absorb water and nutrients for the plant.

· They store food and nutrients and provide support to the plant.

· Some aerial roots support plants to bear the weight of the branches. For example, prop roots of banyan tree and stilt root of screw-pine.

· Roots of many plants are eaten as food such as beetroot, radish, carrot etc.

TAP ROOTS:

· It consists of one main long thick root growing downwards from which many thinner roots develop.

· Examples: sugar, beet or carrot, bean, tea, peepal etc.

FIBROUS ROOTS:

· In case of fibrous root there is no main root.

· Example: lilies, grasses, wheat, rice, palm etc.