How does water pass from the root epidermal cells to the xylem in the center of the root?

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Water moves into the epidermal root hairs by diffusion, and the majority of the water moves between cells of the cortex (along the cellulosic cell walls), although some doies flow from cell to cell, through the plasmodesmata. Once it reaches the endodermis, the Casparian strip forces both water and minerals to pass through the endodermal cytoplasm. Minerals are then actively pumped into the xylem, and water follows by osmosis.

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