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roots arising from an organ other than the root
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or shoots form on stem or root cuttings
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Roots that arise in 'abnormal' positions, e.g. from a stem or leaf. The contrast is with the primary roots that develop from the axis of a seedling and roots that arise from other roots.
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Roots growing from the plant's stem, above ground level.
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Roots developing from basal culms, nodes, or some structure other than the seed.
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DIAGRAMS: Equisetum Stem PHOTOS
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roots arising from stem tissue
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Roots found on plant stems in positions where they normally do not occur.
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arise from places other than the root system such as the lower stem.
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Roots that have differentiated from the kinds of tissue other than root tissue.
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Roots that develop from the stem following the death of the primary root. Branches from the adventitious roots form a fibrous root system in which all roots are about the same size; occur in monocots.
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Roots produced by crown nodes on the main shoot and tillers.
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arising from organs other than roots.
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Roots produced from the stem, that do not come from the original root of the embryo.
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roots that grow out of stems
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A root that grows from somewhere other than the primary root, for example, roots that arise from stems or leaves.
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