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ROOT ANCHORAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2026-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Plant and Crop Production
CONT

When a tree seed germinates, the first(primary) root grows down in the soil in response to gravity. Secondary roots then branch off horizontally, with subsequent branching into tertiary roots, etc. Absorption of water and mineral nutrients is the function of the very fine, non-woody roots(the feeder roots). With continued growth, each root will lose its ability for absorption. These larger woody roots then function as the transport system for water and nutrients from the new feeder roots to the stem. They are also the tree's system of anchorage and a food storage area. The resulting system thus consists of several main transport roots that extend radically and horizontally from the tree base and divide into ever smaller roots, each ending in a dense mass of fine feeder roots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
CONT

Les racines des arbres et des arbustes assurent leur ancrage dans le sol, l'absorption d'eau et de minéraux, le transport de la sève et le stockage de matière nutritive. Elles peuvent être grossièrement divisées en deux grandes catégories : • les racines ligneuses qui forment la structure du système racinaire et assurent l'ancrage ainsi que le support de la plante; • les racines non ligneuses, souvent appelées «racines nourricières», «racines fines» ou «racines absorbantes», qui ont pour principale fonction d'absorber l'eau et les éléments minéraux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Horticultura
  • Producción vegetal
CONT

El oxígeno tomado mediante las lenticelas se transporta hasta las raíces finas, en donde se excreta y forma una rizosfera oxigenada, en donde las raíces de alimentación absorben nutrientes elementales como nitratos y fosfatos.

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Record 2 2025-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant and Crop Production
CONT

The field should not be flooded for at least 6-8 days after seedling to provide enough oxygen for seed germination and enable good root anchorage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
CONT

Toutefois, l'importance de l'effet du travail du sol sur le système racinaire dépend largement de l'état physique initial du profil cultural. Dans un sol déjà bien structuré au départ [...] les modifications de l'état physique du sol dues au travail et donc les effets sur l'enracinement seront moins nets ou même inexistants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Producción vegetal
DEF

Acción y efecto de echar raíces.

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Record 3 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The act of anchoring or condition of having established cohesive root contact with rooting medium.

CONT

The first structure to emerge from the germinating seed is the root, enabling the developing seedling to become anchored in the soil and to absorb water. This reflects the two primary functions of roots, namely anchorage and absorption.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
CONT

La première structure qui émerge de la graine à la germination est la racine embryonnaire qui permet à la plantule en développement de se fixer au sol et d'absorber l'eau. Cela traduit les deux fonctions essentielles des racines, l'ancrage et l'absorption.

Spanish

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