Plant cell wall participate in varieties of functions:
- Provides structural and mechanical support
- Determine cell shape
- Resists water pressure by preventing the cell membrane from bursting
- Controls rate and direction of cell growth
- Responsible for plant architecture and control plant morphogenesis
- Participate in metabolic role
- Storage carbohydrate
- Acts as a physical barrier - protect against pathogens, dehydration, environmental factors etc.
- A source of signalling in plants
- Play a role in cell-cell interactions
