Which of the following is responsible for the radial growth of plants?

Which season corresponds to the period of reduced cambial activity and the formation of late wood?

Large number of xylary elements having vessels with wider activity are produced in

A researcher studying secondary growth in a dicot stem observes a peculiar pattern. The vascular cambium appears to be producing more xylem towards the center than phloem towards the periphery. Which of the following factors is LEAST likely to contribute to this unusual observation?

Alburnum is otherwise known as

Identify the incorrect statement.

Select the wrong statements

I. Primary and secondary phloem gets crushed during secondary growth

II. During secondary growth, primary xylem remains more or less intact

Lenticels are mainly involved in?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the periderm?

I. The 1° and 2° phloem get gradually crushed due to the continued formation and accumulation of 2° xylem

II. 1° xylem remains more or less intact in or near the centre

III. Secondary growth results in an increase in the length of the axis

Select the correct statements

Arrange the following tissues from outermost to innermost in a woody dicot stem:

(a) Secondary xylem

(b) Phellem

(c) Secondary phloem

(d) Secondary cortex