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RE: Contractile roots

From: Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter at vkc.nl> on 1997.09.10 at 16:14:49(1211)
Mary Jane,
A contractile root looks like an ordinary root but the "skin" is heavily
wrinkled as if pushed up from one side over the inner tissues. Does that
make sense?
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Cheers, Wilbert
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> From: MJ Hatfield[SMTP:oneota@ames.net]
> Reply To: aroid-l@mobot.org
> Sent: dinsdag 9 september 1997 14:54
> To: hetter@vkc.nl
> Subject: Re: Contractile roots
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> Wilbert said "contractile roots. Just have a look at older
> roots at the top of the tuber when you take one out."
> Please enlighten me. I don't know what a contractile root looks like.
> Thanks.
> MJ Hatfield
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