Two cross sections made with a razor blade in a primary Zea mays root in a region near the hair zone are shown below. In the first section the pericycle is apparent below endodermis and consists in a monolayer of small cells. The cortex consists of polygonal cells. Root hairs are not observed at level of rhizodermis (rh).
X: xylem; arrows indicate protoxylem; cc : central cylinder; rh: rhizodermis; end: endodermis