Question

What are coralloid root .Name the plant that has it?

Answer 1

The coralloid roots contains symbiotic cyanobacteria blue green algae which fix nitrogen and in association with root tissue produced such beneficial amino acid as asparagine and citrulline.

Answer 2

The coralloid roots contain symbiotic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), which fix nitrogen and, in association with root tissues, produce suchbeneficial amino acids as asparagine and citrulline.

coralloid roots are present in Cycas and they contain cyanobacteria which helps in fixing nitrogen in plants. Cycas a gymnosperm has coralloid roots which have a symbiotic association with blue green alga Anabena cycadae that help in nitrogen fixation.