NOUN
- thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil
How To Use root hair In A Sentence
- The primary invasion site of Rhizobium is root hair of the plant.
- The role played by lateral roots and root hairs in promoting plant anchorage, and specifically resistance to vertical uprooting forces has been determined experimentally.
- As the root grows following seed germination, the stomatal zone overlaps with that of the root hairs.
- Although many genes regulating root hair development have been isolated in Arabidopsis, knowledge of molecular mechanism of root hair development in monocot cereal crops is largely unclear.
- External root hairs occur in a pattern governed by the arrangement of underlying cortical cells.
- The rhizobia bind specifically to the root hair tip, attaching to special plant proteins called lectins.
- The method enabled the analysis of ionic currents of laticifer protoplasts of Hevea brasiliensis, root hair cells of Medicago sativa and guard cells of several species.
- The moisture gets into the root hairs by a process called osmose. The First Book of Farming
- On its under surface delicate root hairs grow to give it stability and nutriment; also two sorts of reproductive organs known as antherídia and archegònia, the male and female growths analogous to the stamens and pistils in flowers. The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada
- Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria invade the root hairs of host plants, where they multiply and stimulate the formation of root nodules, enlargements of plant cells and bacteria in close association.