MicrobeHunter.com » monocot http://www.microbehunter.com of Microscopy, Microbes and More Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:31:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Root of a Monocot http://www.microbehunter.com/2009/01/17/root-of-a-monocot/ http://www.microbehunter.com/2009/01/17/root-of-a-monocot/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:34:28 +0000 Oliver http://microscopy.okim.info/?p=941 Zea mays, maize, a monocotyledonous plant ("monocot"). Epidermis, endodermis and vascular tissue is clearly visible. This is another panorama photomicrograph, assembled from four individual images.]]>
Root cross section of a monocot plant, <i>Zea mays</i>, maize, corn
Root cross section of a monocot plant, Zea mays, maize, corn.

Image Information: This is another panorama photomicrograph, assembled from four individual images. The image shows a cross-section of Zea mays, maize, a monocotyledonous plant (“monocot”).


Background Information: The picture shows epidermis (the outside layer of cells), endodermis (inside ring-shaped layer of smaller cells) and vascular tissue, the larger cells inside the endodermis, which carries water and nutrients. The water of the soil has to reach the vascular tissue towards the center of the root and is forced to go through the endodermis, which acts as a “filter”.

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