Question

What is the effect of the Casparian Strip?

Answer 1

Casparian Strip:

1. The casparian strip is a small ring-like strip that acts as a barrier present in the endodermis of the root of vascular plants.
2. These help plants by preventing infectious diseases and destroying plants with herbicides.
3. Casparian strips also help in barring entry of excess soil solution directly to the central part of the root.
4. The central lamella and the space between endothelial cells are completely filled in the Casparian strip, practically fusing the two cells' cell walls together.
5. Casparian strips act as a barrier to the apoplastic flux, causing ions to diffuse into the cytoplasm through the plasma membrane rather than along the cell wall.