Question

what would happened if the plants like tamarind,banyan and mango had fibrous roots?

Answer 1

Trees like Mango, Tamarind and Banyan have Tap roots and not fibrous roots. The following are the major benefits of having a taproot:

# Tap root can cover a large surface area and is longer than the fibrous root

# Tap root grows vertically deep in to the soil, and fibrous root are short and most of them grows horizontally in the soil.

# Tap root system anchor the plant well to the ground as these are large trees.

# Tap root system has the ability to absorb water from deeper layers of soil, but the fibrous root system does not.

Answer 2

The fibrous roots may not find water in the soil to feed big trees. Tap roots find water deeper in the ground, where it is protected from evaporation.