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Question
How root climbers differ from stem climbers?
Solution
Root climbers:
- Plants climbing with the help of adventitious roots (arise from nodes)
- Example: Piper betel
Stem climbers (twiners):
- These climbers lack specialised structure for climbing and the stem itself coils around the support.
- Example: Ipomoea
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