Bare-rooted young cycad seedling (IMAGE)

University of Guam

Bare-rooted young cycad seedling

Caption

A bare-rooted young cycad seedling reveals how a root system is initially constructed, shown below the brown line indicating the soil surface. This root growth is enabled by resources that are stored within the seeds but also supported by new food produced by photosynthesis of the cotyledons (arrow).

Credit

Photo by Thomas Marler

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