Figure 1: Phloem and xylem transport in plants. Plants possess different transport systems that can be classified according to the distance and the direction of transport. To assure that the ...

With our sustained high summer temperatures plants need a continuous source of water. Water moves from the soil into and throughout a plant delivering water and nutrients via a pipe-like vascular ...

Plant Physiology, Vol. 138, No. 2, Arabidopsis Special Issue (Jun., 2005), pp. 803-818 (16 pages) The growth of secondary xylem and phloem depends on the division of cells in the vascular cambium and ...

These are distributed differently in roots and stems. In the root, the xylem forms a central column. It forms a solid support. The phloem is towards the centre, outside the xylem. Any green part of a ...

These are distributed differently in roots and stems. In the root, the xylem forms a central column. It forms a solid support. The phloem is towards the centre, outside the xylem. Any green part of a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The secondary phloem of pecan is segmented by narrow rays into radial sectors of varying width. Irregular bands of fibers alternate with ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The cambium and its "zone" is a cell generator (reproductive tissue called ...