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The Casparian strip blocks the apoplastic route of water movement. Water is moved out of this route to maintain cell turgidity. The strip also forces water through the cytoplasm of endodermal cells into vascular tissue.
Biological Science (6th Edition)
by Freeman, Scott; Quillin, Kim; Allison, Lizabeth; Black, Michael; Taylor, Emily; Podgorski, Greg; Carmichael Jeff
Published by
Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10:
0321976495
ISBN 13:
978-0-32197-649-9
Chapter 35 - Water and Sugar Transport in Plants - Review - Page 745: 2
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