IMP REVISION POINTS AT LAST MOMENT

MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS - CHARTS
 

MODIFICATION OF ROOTS1)Tap roots
	FUNCTION	EXAMPLES
1)Pneumatophore	Respiration	Mangrove (Rhizophora ,Avicennia, Sonneraia ,Heritiera (sundri)
2) Root tuber-	Storage of food	Turnip,  carrot-conical(Dacus carota), Radish-fusiform(Raphanus sativus) Beet -napiform (Beta vulgaris)
MODIFICATION OF ROOTS        1)ADVENTITIOUS roots
1)PROP ROOTS	SUPPORT	BANYAN TREE-Ficus benghalensis
2)STILT ROOTS	SUPPORT	MAIZE,SUGARCANE,Jowar, Bajara,Screw pine(kewada)/Pandanus
3)climbing root	support	Money plant(pothos) ,Kali mirch(Piper nigrum) ,pan (Piper betel)
3) Root tuber-	Storage of food	1) SIMPLE TUBERUS -Sweat potato-(Ipomea batas) 2)Fasciculated tuberus –Dahalia,Asparagus
5) EPIPHYTIC ROOTS	Absorb moisture have velamen tissue	Vanda,Dendrobium
6)Hautoria/parasitic /sucking root	Absorb nutrient from host	Cuscuta /Amarvel/Dodder, Viscum album