Editing Root (section)

{{Short description|Basal organ  of a vascular plant}}
{{About|the part of a plant}}
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[[File:Primary and secondary cotton roots.jpg|thumb|Primary and secondary roots in a [[cotton]] plant]]
In [[vascular plant]]s, the '''roots''' are the [[plant organ|organs of a plant]] that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster.<ref name="Stevens2019">{{cite book|author=Harley Macdonald & Donovan Stevens|title=Biotechnology and Plant Biology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-fEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA141|date=3 September 2019|publisher=EDTECH|isbn=978-1-83947-180-3|pages=141–}}</ref> They are most often below the surface of the [[soil]], but roots can also be [[aerial root|aerial]] or aerating, that is, growing up above the ground or especially above water.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nguyen |first1=Linh Thuy My |last2=Hoang |first2=Hanh Thi |last3=Choi |first3=Eunho |last4=Park |first4=Pil Sun |date=2023-07-05 |title=Distribution of mangroves with different aerial root morphologies at accretion and erosion sites in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam |journal=Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science |volume=287 |pages=108324 |doi=10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108324 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2023ECSS..28708324N }}</ref> Roots can be very fine like a thread or massive like those of the [[Sitka Spruce]] which, in an individual named "The Octopus Tree" at Trees of Mystery in northern [[California]], has exposed roots over four feet (1.2 meters) thick.<ref>{{cite web |last=anonymous |date= |title=Never Bored Central Valley - Trees of Mystery - A Landmark Attraction in the Heart of the California Redwoods |url=https://www.neverboredcentralvalley.com/trees-of-mystery/ |access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>