They have a physiological role in the root cap and elsewhere, where the starch grains act as statoliths.在根冠及其他部位有重要的生理作用，在那些地方淀粉粒具有平衡石的功能。
Detachment of Root Cap Cells of Maize and Its Effect on the Relationship Between Root and Rhizosphere玉米根冠细胞的脱落及其对根与根际关系的影响
THE STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SYMPLASTIC TRANSPORT FUNCTION OF THE ECTODESMATA-LIKE OF ROOT CAP TISSUE IN ZEA MAYS玉米根冠中类外连丝的结构特征及其共质传输功能(简报)