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Root hair, or absorbent hairs, are outgrowths of epidermal cells, specialized cells at the tip of a plant root. They are lateral extensions of a single cell and are only rarely branched. They are found in the region of maturation, of the root. Root hair cells improve plant water absorption by increasing root surface area to volume ratio which allows the root hair cell to take in more water. The large vacuole inside root hair cells makes this intake much more efficient. Root hairs are also important for nutrient uptake as they are main interface between plants and mycorrhizal fungi.

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Root hair

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Root hair, or absorbent hairs, are outgrowths of epidermal cells, specialized cells at the tip of a plant root. They are lateral extensions of a single...

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Hair

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"hair" usually refers to two distinct structures: the part beneath the skin, called the hair follicle, or, when pulled from the skin, the bulb or root...

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Root nodule

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application to parts of the root hair. The root hairs curled in the direction of the application, demonstrating the action of a root hair attempting to curl around...

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Trichome

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as root hairs. A common type of trichome is a hair. Plant hairs may be unicellular or multicellular, and branched or unbranched. Multicellular hairs may...

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Root

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the root cap produces new root cells that elongate. Then, root hairs form that absorb water and mineral nutrients from the soil. The first root in seed...

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Hair plexus

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A hair plexus or root hair plexus is a special group of nerve fiber endings and serves as a very sensitive mechanoreceptor for touch sensation. Each hair...

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Hair follicle

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[contradictory] Around the papilla is the hair matrix. A root sheath composed of an external and internal root sheath. The external root sheath appears empty with cuboid...

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Mycorrhiza

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smaller in diameter than the smallest root or root hair, and thus can explore soil material that roots and root hairs cannot reach, and provide a larger...

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Absorption of water

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minerals are absorbed through root hairs which are in contact with soil water and from the root hairs zone a little the root tips. Active absorption refers...

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Rhizobia

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have entered the root hair. Nod factors trigger a series of complex developmental changes inside the root hair, beginning with root hair curling and followed...

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Waxing

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Waxing is the process of hair removal from the root by using a covering of a sticky substance, such as wax, to adhere to body hair, and then removing this...

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Rhizodermis

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of root hairs. Root hair is the outgrowth of a single rhizodermal cell. They occur in high frequency in the adsorptive zone of the root. Root hair derives...

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Transpiration stream

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Roots and Root Hair Xylem Leaves Stomata Air The water passes from the soil to the root by osmosis. The long and thin shape of root hairs maximizes surface...

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Hair coloring

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hair to be a different solid color Root touch-up, where color is applied only to the most recent section of re-growth, usually the first inch of hair...

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Greying of hair

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melanin ceases to be produced in the hair root and new hairs grow in without pigment. The stem cells at the base of hair follicles produce melanocytes, the...

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Outer root sheath

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The outer root sheath or external root sheath of the hair follicle encloses the inner root sheath and hair shaft. It is continuous with the basal layer...

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Velamen

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layers of cells, which can develop root hair under proper environmental conditions. The velamen arises from the root tip by division of a special tissue...

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Rhizoid

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bryophytes and algae. They are similar in structure and function to the root hairs of vascular land plants. Similar structures are formed by some fungi....

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Red hair

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Red hair, also known as orange hair[citation needed] or ginger hair, is a human hair color found in 1–2% of the world population, appearing with greater...

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Hair care

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The living parts of hair (hair follicle, hair root, root sheath and sebaceous gland) are beneath the skin, while the actual hair shaft which emerges (the...

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Hair matrix

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The hair matrix, or simply matrix, produces the actual hair shaft as well as the inner and outer root sheaths of hair. James, William; Berger, Timothy;...

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Glossary of plant morphology

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root-hair-region) are root hairs seen. Although microscopic, root-hairs can be observed by the unaided eye in chili and Brassica seedlings. Tap-Root-System:...

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Inner root sheath

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The inner root sheath or internal root sheath of the hair follicle is located between the outer root sheath and the hair shaft. It is made of three layers:...

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Bradyrhizobium

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that initiate root hair curling. During this process, the rhizobia are curled up with the root hair. The rhizobia penetrate the root hair cells with an...

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Human hair color

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Orange red hair Copper hair Titian hair Strawberry blond hair Light blond hair Golden blond hair Medium blond hair Grey hair White hair White hair caused...

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Plant nutrition

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The root, especially the root hair, a unique cell, is the essential organ for the uptake of nutrients. The structure and architecture of the root can...

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Nod factor

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nodulation. Nod factors produce the differentiation of plant tissue in root hairs into nodules where the bacteria reside and are able to fix nitrogen from...

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Aeroponics

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oxygen to the root system. Conversely, excessively fine water droplets generated by ultrasonic misters can lead to excessive root hair growth without...

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Abstract and concrete

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between the air in the alveoli and the blood. Plants get water through their roots. Water diffuses through the cell membrane of the root hair cells....

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