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Dictionary » S » Secondary phloem Secondary phloemDefinition noun The type of phloem derived from the secondary meristems of a vascular plant.
The formation of the secondary phloem implicates secondary growth in vascular plants. The presence of secondary phloem is a distinctive feature of most dicot plants.
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Question on Xylem and Phloem; primary and secondary... "What is the difference in the formation of primary xylem and phloem versus secondary xylem and phloem?" What I put/am thinking, is that primary x&p is formed ...
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Transport In PlantsThe first answer to the question: Both xylem and phloem are vascular tissues found in a plant. Xylem is a tubular structure which ... also (ALFIERI, F. J., and R. F. EVERT. 1968. Seasonal development of the secondary phloem in Pinus. Am. J. Bot. 55, 518-528.) It consists of sieve cells ...
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need an answer... Oh, and for interests sake all of the above combined with the secondary phloem is commonly known as 'bark'.
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need an answer... several cell layers deep. Whereas the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem(sapwood/heartwood) and secondary phloem(inner bark). Hope this helps :)
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