The chemical composition of the root hair having a separate layer of pectin outer to the cellulosic wall is ___________

Calcium silicate

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Calcium lignite

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Calcium pectate

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Calcium nitrate

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The correct option is C
Calcium pectate

Calcium pectate

It is recently been discovered that the inner layer of root hair consist of cellulose and an outer layer of calcium pectate. The root hair formation in-fact begins by the protrusion through a weak point in calcium pectate layer of the cell structure.

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