The main difference betweem root and shoot apical meristem is that in case of root apical meristem dermatogen and periblem fuses at apex and give rise to calyptrogen which is responsible for the formation of root cap
root apex - it is a that part of plant present in root system & which grow down to the earth.
shoot apex - it is that part of plaent present in shoot system & which grows above the earth surface.
The root cap originates from the apical meristem in the plant. The root cap is directly responsible for gravity perception in the plant.
Apical meristem
The first part of a plant to grow is the root. The mesocotyle of the seed can be differentiated into epicotyle and hypocotyle.
A root cap is a small cone of cells that protects the growing part of a root as it makes its way through the soil, the root cap is found covering the tip of a root. Right behind the root cap is the part of the root where most of the root's growth occurs.
Apical Meristems form root extensions. Apical meristems dont produce new buds but they are found in the terminal and axillary buds.
The point of the root meristem is called the root apical meristem, or the apex. The apex of the root meristem is covered by the root cap, which protects and guides its growth trajectory.
the apical meristem
A root apical meristem is protected by a root cap as it pushes through the abrasive soil. The root cap also secretes a polysaccharide slime that lubricates the soil around the tip of the root.
Apical meristem is found at the tip of the root and shoot and is made of cells that divide at a rapid pace. The apical meristem helps the plant to grow up above the soil and down into the ground. This growth is called primary growth.
The root cap originates from the apical meristem in the plant. The root cap is directly responsible for gravity perception in the plant.
Apical meristem.
apical meristem
Apical meristem
Apical Meristem
Protecting the apical meristem as the root penetrates deeper into the soil
- Made in the shoot apical meristem and travels downward in the phloem
The meristem is the location at which new growth of the shoot and the tips of a coleus root takes place. Mitosis occurs in the undifferentiated cells found in the meristem.