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

"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...

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...

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...

coat of the hair follicle is closely adherent to the root of the hair, and consists of two strata named respectively the outer and inner root sheaths. The...

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...

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. Hair contains...

[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...

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...

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...