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Chapter 32.2, Problem 1CC
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To explain: The reason for the growth of coralloid roots above the ground.
Introduction: The coralloid roots help the growth of the plants in a nutrient deficient area such as mountains, where the layer of soil is very thin, and there are rocks beneath this thin layer. The coralloid roots are formed as a result of a symbiotic association with Cycus spp. And other related genera with the higher plants.
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