The average thickness of the hard bast fibers in Vinca major was found to be greater for the experimental stems. In the total xylem area determinations, the only decrease was in Sinapis alba and Rubus ...

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The stem is the transpiration system, carrying water and minerals up from the roots to all the upper regions, called xylem. This vascular system (think the “strings” in a stalk of celery ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. As water travels through the xylem in the stem and leaf, it is being replaced by water taken up by the roots.

We have looked at seeds and roots of plants, and now we are going to study the stems. Plant stems are defined as the axis, or the ...

Vascular cambium produces xylem (wood) and phloem, and together with the cork cambium, which produces a protective layer at the surface called phellem (cork), they provide thickness to plant organs.