Question

Pulses have tap roots, cereal crops have fibrous roots. What do you infer from this statement?​

Answer 1

• Angiosperms have two types of root systems depending on whether they are monocots or dicots.
• Monocots have fibrous roots and dicots have tap roots. Cereal crops are monocots while pulses are dicots.
• The tap root system has a single prominent primary root from which lateral roots arise.
• In the fibrous root system, the primary root is short-lived and is replaced by a large number of roots that arise from the base of the stem.
• Both the types of roots are efficient in absorbing water and minerals from the soil and transporting it to the rest of the plant.