Yes they do spread out in search of water and minerals
A turnip is a tap root. A tap root is a single, thick root that grows vertically downward, with smaller lateral roots branching off from it. Fibrous roots, on the other hand, are a mass of thin roots that spread out horizontally from the base of the stem.
Chives have fibrous roots so they don't have tap roots.
The root system of sugarcane is fibrous, consisting of many small roots that spread out horizontally near the surface of the soil.
Prop roots are roots that grow above the ground to support the plant, fibrous roots are thin and highly branched roots that spread out close to the surface, while tap roots are a single thick main root with smaller branches.
They can be both. Tap roots grow straight down to anchor the tree, fibrous roots spread out to take up nutrients. As well as some trees be both because some tap roots contrast with the fibrous roots system................
One main root, with a spread of fibrous roots, describes a tap root system.
Tap roots develop from the radicle of the embryo
Tap root system
The duration of Tap Roots is 1.82 hours.
Tap roots are tougher to pull out than fibrous roots because they are typically thicker, longer, and have a more substantial network anchoring them deeply into the soil. This allows tap roots to access water and nutrients from deeper layers, making them more resilient against pulling forces. In contrast, fibrous roots are more shallow and spread out, providing less resistance when being pulled. Therefore, the structural strength and depth of tap roots contribute to their difficulty in extraction.
Pears do not have roots. Pears are merely fruit which a pear tree, essentially, created in order to be eaten so that the seeds of this fruit can be spread around to propagate or grow other trees.A pear tree, on the other hand, has a dominating tap root that extends deep below the surface of the ground. Fibrous roots will spread out from this tap root, but like any woody angiosperm, it is anchored by a tap root.
Tap root is formed from the radicle (embryonic root) and is the largest dominant root. Fibrous roots a/k/a adventitious roots form when radicle dies and new roots form from the tissue at the base of the stem not root tissue.