NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
Where does the initiation of lateral roots and vascular cambium take place during secondary growth?
Options
- AIn epiblema
- BIn endodermis
- CIn pericycle
- DIn pith
Correct answer
C. In pericycle
Step-by-step solution
The outermost layer is epiblema. Many of the cells of epiblema protrude in the form of unicellular root hairs. The cortex consists of several layers of thin-walled parenchyma cells with intercellular spaces. The innermost layer of the cortex is called endodermis. It comprises a single layer of barrel-shaped cells without any intercellular spaces. The tangential as well as radial walls of the endodermal cells have a deposition of water-impermeable, waxy material suberin in the form of casparian strips. Next to endod