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The transverse section of a plant material shows the following features: vascular bundles are conjoint, closed and scattered and are surrounded by the sclerenchymatous bundles sheath. What will you identify it as? Also, write any other four features of this specimen. |
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Answer» It is a monocot stem. It is characterised by conjoint, collateral, and closed vascular bundles, scattered in the ground tissue containing the parenchyma. Each vascular bundles is surrounded by sclerenchymatous bundle-sheath cells. Other four features are: (i) Vascular bundles are scattered in the ground tissue. (ii) Y-shaped xylem endarch condition. (iii) Cambium is absent. (iv) Phloem parenchyma and medullary rays are absent in monocot stems. |
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