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define breathing roots​

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Answered by Anonymous
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Answer:

Breathing Roots. An aerial root may be defined as a root which, for part of the day at least, is exposed to the air. The mangrove mud is rather anaerobic (oxygen poor) and unstable and different plants have root adaptations to cope with these conditions.mangrove is the example.

Answered by Surnia
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The description about breathing roots is as follows:

Explanation:

  • The mangrove posses the breathing roots. The pneumatophores are the roots that grows above the ground.
  • These grows upward or erect as these grow above the surface of the soil.
  • The mangroove forests have nutrient deficient soil. The soil lacks oxygen due to deposition of extra salt.
  • Thus the roots follow the negative geotropism to avail the oxygen hence these roots are called breathing roots.

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