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FASCICULATE ROOT SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Botany
DEF

A root system in which both primary and lateral roots are finely divided and have approximately equal diameters, without evident thickening or an enlarged central root.

CONT

A fibrous root system is one in which the primary root ceases to elongate, leading to the development of numerous lateral roots ... A fibrous root is one which remains small in diameter because of a lack of significant cambial activity.

Key term(s)
  • heartroot system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Botanique
DEF

[Système racinaire sans pivot] composé de nombreuses racines de même importance disposées en faisceau [et qui] possèdent une origine commune.

CONT

Les graminées possèdent le système fasciculé le plus dense, ce qui explique leur choix fréquent dans les expériences de phytoremédiation des hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP).

Spanish

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