root and shoot anatomy

1. Plant Growth, Development, and Morphology: Roots and Shoots Friday, August 25 th - Read pages 34-43 in text. Buddy Tignor, Ph.D.

2. Overall Plant Structure Source: Raven, Evert, and Eichhorn. 1986. Biology of Plants. 4 th Ed. Worth Publishers, Inc.

3. More Examples: Source: Raven, Evert, and Eichhorn. 1986. Biology of Plants. 4 th Ed. Worth Publishers, Inc.

4. Final Example: Source: Raven, Evert, and Eichhorn. 1986. Biology of Plants. 4 th Ed. Worth Publishers, Inc.

7. Three Basic Types of Root Systems: Fibrous Taproot Storage Taproot Source: Raven, Evert, and Eichhorn. 1986. Biology of Plants. 4 th Ed. Worth Publishers, Inc. Smith. 2000.The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible. Storey Books. Pownal, VT.

10. Fleshy Roots:

11. Aerial Roots:

12. Roots with a support function:

13. Stems: Parker. 1998. Introduction to Plant Science. Delmar Publishers. New York.

16. Simple: No branches