Within a plant, the apoplast is the free diffusional space outside the plasma membrane. It is interrupted by the Casparian strip in roots, by air spaces between plant cells and by the plant cuticle. Structurally, the apoplast is formed by the continuum of cell walls of adjacent cells as well as the extracellular spaces, forming a tissue level comp...
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(from the article `angiosperm`) ...by the elastic counterpressure of the wall. Spaces between and within cell walls are sufficiently large to permit water to flow around all cells. ...
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<plant biology> Since the protoplasts of cells in a plant are connected through plasmodesmata, plants may be described as having two major compartments: the apoplast, which is external to the plasma membrane and includes cell walls, xylem vessels etc., through which water and solutes passes freely and the symplast, the total cytoplasmic compa...
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Non-living matter of the plant including cell walls and xylem, forms a continuous translocation system in the plant body.
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Since the protoplasts of cells in a plant are connected through plasmodesmata, plants may be described as having two major compartments: the apoplast, which is external to the plasma membrane and includes cell walls, xylem vessels etc., through which water and solutes passes freely, and the symplast, the total cytoplasmic compartment.
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