Girdling shows that phloem is the tissue responsible for translocation of food and that take place in one direction that is towards the root. Do phloem conduct in only one direction????

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No

The movement in phloem is multidirectional, whereas, in xylem cells, it is unidirectional (upward)

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Girdling shows that phloem is the tissue responsible for translocation of food and that take place in one direction that is towards the root. Do phloem conduct in only one direction????

No The movement in phloem is multidirectional, whereas, in xylem cells, it is unidirectional (upward)

No

The movement in phloem is multidirectional, whereas, in xylem cells, it is unidirectional (upward)