Assertion(A): The movement of absorbed water at root hair region through apoplastic pathway is hindered at the endodermis of root.
Reason(R): Endodermal cells have casparian strips in their cell wall which act as barrier for water and solute movement.

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Both (A) and (R) are correct but the (R) does not explain the (A).

(A) is correct and (R) incorrect.

Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.

Both (A) and (R) are correct and the (R) correctly explains the (A).

answer is D.

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The movement of absorbed water at root hair region through apoplastic pathway is hindered at the endodermis of root because endodermal cells have casparian strips in their cell wall which act as barrier for water and solute movement. Hence water takes symplastic path through the cell membrane to enter the endodermis.

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