Question

Primary root is shortlived in ----- plants

Answer 1

primary root is short lived and is replaced by a large number of roots .Roots originate from the base of the stem .Roots which are produced from any other part of the plant expect the radical are called adventitious roots.

Answer 2

The primary root is short-lived in monocotyledonous plants.

• In the roots of monocots, the primary root is replaced by many roots which arise from the base of the stem, and such types of roots are called fibrous roots.
• Such kinds of roots are seen in monocotyledonous plants such as wheat.
• Other types of roots are tap root and adventitious root system.
• In tap root primary root is not short-lived but secondary and tertiary roots arise from the primary roots.
• In adventitious roots, roots arise from parts other than the radicle of the seed such as from the stem or leaf.