procambium
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Procambium is a type of primary meristematic tissue in plants that is responsible for forming the vascular tissues, specifically the xylem and phloem. It arises from cell divisions in the central core of the plant shoot, just below the apical meristem. These cells differentiate to form the vascular system, which includes conducting and supporting tissues. In woody plants, the procambium that has not fully differentiated can develop into the vascular cambium, a lateral meristem that produces secondary growth, increasing the plant's thickness.1234
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angiospermVegetative structures…pith and cortex); and the procambium differentiates into the vascular tissues (the xylem, phloem, and vascular cambium). The xylem and phloem are conducting and supporting vascular tissues, and the vascular cambium is a lateral meristem that gives rise to the secondary vascular tissues, which constitute the secondary plant body.
Read More…pith and cortex); and the procambium differentiates into the vascular tissues (the xylem, phloem, and vascular cambium). The xylem and phloem are conducting and supporting vascular tissues, and the vascular cambium is a lateral meristem that gives rise to the secondary vascular tissues, which constitute the secondary plant body.
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…and phloem cells, originates from procambium that has not completely differentiated during the formation of primary xylem and primary phloem. The cambium is thought to be a single row of cells arranged as a cylinder that produces new cells: externally the secondary phloem and internally the secondary xylem. Because it…
Read More…and phloem cells, originates from procambium that has not completely differentiated during the formation of primary xylem and primary phloem. The cambium is thought to be a single row of cells arranged as a cylinder that produces new cells: externally the secondary phloem and internally the secondary xylem. Because it…
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…as well as in the procambium; the procambium is the primary meristematic tissue between the primary phloem and xylem. The first cork cambium is a lateral meristem that arises in the pericycle; the successive cork cambia arise in the secondary phloem. Because lateral roots are initiated in the pericycle and…
Read More…as well as in the procambium; the procambium is the primary meristematic tissue between the primary phloem and xylem. The first cork cambium is a lateral meristem that arises in the pericycle; the successive cork cambia arise in the secondary phloem. Because lateral roots are initiated in the pericycle and…
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