this slide show covers root and its various types

1. SUBJECT: Morphology of vascular Plants
Semester: II, BS Botany
Teacher Name: Dr. Khalid Rasheed Khan
Department of Botany
Government College Mansehra

2. Topic:-Root: introduction,
various types of roots

3. ROOT:---
The cylindrical plant organ without
chlorophyll growing towards the
gravity is called root.
Types:-
1.Tape root
2.Adventitious root

4. Tape Root
Fibrous tape root Tuberous tap root
1.Conical e.g radish
2.Fusiform e.g English carrot
3.Napiform e.g turnip

6. Adventitious roots
Underground /subterranean Tuberous adv roots Aerial roots Parasitic roots aquatic rots
e.g Hedera e.g Hydrilla
1.Fibrous adve roots 1.Stilt roots 1.climbing roots e.g pepper
e.g grasses e.g maize 2.absorbing roots e. g epiphytic
2.Tuberous adve roots 2.prop roots
e.g sweet potato e.g rubber tree
3.Aerating roots
e.g Mangrooves

8. FUNCTIONS
1.Anchorage
2.Absorbtion of water and minerals
3.Sotre reserve food
4.Vegetative growth
5.Fixation of Atmospheric Nitrogen

9. Thank you