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In plants, it is a thin layer of parenchyma found in roots, just outside the vascular bundle. It regulates water flow. It consists of a single-celled ring which forms a selective barrier between the outer cortex and the inner pericycle tissue. In the roots, the endodermis cells are impregnated with suberin; a waxy substance which is water resistant, to form distinctive Casparian strips and prevent movement of water via the apoplast pathway. Water carrying mineral salts can only enter the root through the interior of cells (the symplast) as opposed to passing between cells (the apoplast). This means that the plant can directly regulate what enters the root proper. The endodermis cells contain starch granules as energy store. Mineral ions are actively secreted into the xylem vessels to maintain root pressure.Please Describe the function of the endodermis in roots.
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