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Casparian strips occur in

  • Option 1)

    Cortex

  • Option 2)

    Pericycle

  • Option 3)

    Epidermis

  • Option 4)

    Endodermis

 

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As we learnt in

Heart wood -

New secondary xylem tissues degenerated into the old secondary xylem. Waste materials like lignin, suberin, tannin and resin gums are formed due to degeneration. All waste materials are filled in lumen of tracheids and vessels of secondary xylem. 

- wherein

Wood in center becomes dark coloured which is called heart wood or duramen.

 

 

Endodermis have casparian strip on radial and inner tangential wall. It is rich in suberin.


Option 1)

Cortex

Incorrect

Option 2)

Pericycle

Incorrect

Option 3)

Epidermis

Incorrect

Option 4)

Endodermis

Correct

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