What is the function of a root cap ?

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Linica Uday
Feb 6, 2018

The root cap or calyptra is a section of tissue at the tip of a plant root that contains statocytes which are involved in gravity perception in plants

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The purpose of the root cap is to enable downward growth of the root, with the root cap covering the sensitive tissue in the root. It also secretes mucilage to ease the movement of the root through soil and may also be involved with communication with the soil microbiota.

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