The Casparian strip is a layer of suberin that crosses the

Last updated: 5/15/2023

The Casparian strip is a layer of suberin that crosses the radial and transverse walls of the endodermis cells in a root This suberin layer functions to direct the flow of water towards the vascular tissue remove substances that are too large to move through intercellular spaces build a water gradient that pushes water up through the tracheary elements of the xylem tissue build water pressure the pull slushy nutrients through the sieve elements of the phloem tissue none of these as no such structure exists