Explain: Apoplast pathway.

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(N/A) The $Apoplast$ pathway is the system of adjacent cell walls that is continuous throughout the plant.
Except for the $Casparian$ strip in the endodermis of the roots,this pathway is present throughout the plant body.
Water movement through the $Apoplast$ pathway occurs exclusively through intercellular spaces and cell walls.

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