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Casparian strip
Casparian strip (kæˈspɛərɪən) n (Botany) botany a band of suberized material around the radial walls of endodermal cells: impervious to gases and liquids[C20: named after Robert Caspary, 19th-century German botanist]Casparian strip
Casparian strip[ka′spar·ē·ən ‚strip] (botany) A thin band of suberin- or lignin-like deposition in the radial and transverse walls of certain plant cells during the primary development phase of the endodermis. Casparian strip Fig. 95 Casparian strip . The strip surrounds the endodermal root cell. Casparian strip a waterproof thickening on the radial (side) and end walls of endodermal root cells (see ENDODERM which is thought to influence the route by which water passes from the cortex into the VASCULAR BUNDLE of the STELE. |