Term Information

Accession
PO:0020123
Name
root cap
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
caliptra de la raíz (Spanish, exact), rootcap (exact), 根冠(=kalyptra) (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A portion of root parenchyma (PO:0025095) tissue that is part of the root tip (PO:0000025) and covers the root apical meristem (PO:0020147). Source: POC:curators, ISBN:0716710072
Comment
Often composed of living and dead parenchyma cells. Protects the root apical meristem.
Subset
reference
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Parents of root cap (PO:0020123)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
root cap [is_a relation] is_a  root parenchyma (PO:0025095)
root cap [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  root tip (PO:0000025)
Children of root cap (PO:0020123)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
central root cap (PO:0020130) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  root cap
root cap of primary root (PO:0003017) [is_a relation] is_a  root cap
lateral root cap (PO:0020131) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  root cap
root cap of lateral root (PO:0003018) [is_a relation] is_a  root cap
PO_GIT
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