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why do mangrove plants need breathing roots​

Answer 1

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Breathing roots: Underground tissue of any plant requires oxygen for respiration and in mangrove environment, oxygen in soil is very limited or nil. This necessitates mangrove root system to take up oxygen from the atmosphere. ... These roots have numerous pores through which oxygen enters into the underground tissues.

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Answer 2

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Breathing roots: Underground tissue of any plant requires oxygen for respiration and in mangrove environment, oxygen in soil is very limited or nil. ... For this purpose, mangrove species have specialized above ground roots called breathing roots or pneumatophores.

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