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The following points highlight the top eight anatomical characteristics of dicotyledonous roots. The characteristics are: 1. Xylem Bundles 2. Cambium 3. Pith 4. Epidermis 5. Cortex 6. Endodermis 7. Pericycle 8. The Vascular System. Dicotyledonous Roots: Anatomical Characteristic # 1. Xylem Bundles: The xylem bundles vary from two to six numbers, i.e., they may be diarch, triarch, tetrarch, pentarch or [...]

Secondary Growth in Dicotyledonous Root (With Diagram)! The roots of some herbaceous dicotyledons and of all gymnosperms and woody dicotyledons show secondary increase in thickness, whereas most of the monocotyledonous roots, like those stems, are entirely primary. The secondary tissues formed in the dicotyledonous roots are fundamentally similar to those of the stem, but the process is initiated in a [...]