Lateral roots. Light micrograph (LM) of a root of the broad bean plant Vicia faba, showing lateral roots growing off of the main root. In dicots, late

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Lateral roots. Light micrograph (LM) of a root of the broad bean plant Vicia faba, showing lateral roots growing off of the main root. In dicots, lateral roots arise from the pericycle, just inside the endodermis on the outer part of the stele. Magnification: 30 X when printed at 10 cm wide.

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Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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