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What is the difference between taproots and fibrous roots?
Taproot plants are superficial and plants with those are very susceptible to drought conditions while fibrous are not.
Taproot reach deep into the ground while fibrous are very shallow.
Fibrous root plants can be found close together. In plants with taproot, lateral roots spread out to give more support to the above-ground plant.
Taproots are weak roots that can easily be pulled out while fibrous ones are dug in as a post on a fence.
Taproots and fibrous are part of the same type of plant, they are both present in each plant system.
- Taproot plants reach deep into the ground while fibrous roots are very shallow.
- In plants with taproots, lateral roots spread out to give more support to the above-ground plant while fibrous root plants can be found close together.