now you go on about altitude...you ok...???? you always go off subject dood every single time....
heres a lesson for all....
Suberin is highly
hydrophobic and its main function is to prevent
water from penetrating the tissue. In
roots suberin is deposited in the radial and transverse
cell walls of the endodermal
cells. This structure is known as the
Casparian strip or Casparian band. Its function is to prevent water and nutrients taken up by the root from entering the
stele via the
apoplast. Instead, water must traverse the
endodermis through the
symplast. This allows the plant to select the
solutes that pass further into the plant. It thus forms an important barrier to harmful solutes.
Mangroves use suberin to minimize
salt intake from their
littoral habitat, for example.
Suberin is found in the
phellem layer of the
periderm (or cork). This is outermost layer of the
bark. The cells in this layer are dead and abundant in suberin, preventing water loss from the tissues below.
Suberin can also be found in various other plant structures. For example, the net structure in the rind of a
netted melon is suberin.