Aerenchyma (IMAGE)

Penn State

Aerenchyma

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Aerenchyma is the botanical term for large air spaces in the root. Crop varieties that produce root aerenchyma have metabolically cheaper roots that are better able to explore the soil.

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Jonathan Lynch; Penn State

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