Less or no cuticle in comparison with stems and leaves. B. Cortex 1. Increase root girth by anticlinal divisions 2. Directs water inward e. Has Casparian strips on radial walls and top and bottom walls. May be present as the outermost layer of the cortex, just below the epidermis.
Cells resemble endodermal cells.
Outermost layer of the stele b. comes from the procambium contains parenchyma and may have some schlerenchyma cells 2. Xylem and phloem a. Adventitious Roots A. Originate in other than older root's pericycle, e.g. stem, leaves, other root tissues.