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The protective tissue that suppresses the epidermis in the roots and stems, and undergo secondary growth
The protective tissue that suppresses the epidermis in the roots and stems, and undergo secondary growth
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The correct option is A Periderm
During secondary growth in dicots, phellogen or cork cambium produces cork or phellem towards the periphery. The cells lined up below the cork cambium forms phelloderm. The phellogen (cork cambium), phellem (cork) and phelloderm constitute to form the periderm. The multilayered secondary protective dermal tissue called periderm which replaces the epidermis in the roots and stems that undergo secondary growth. So, the correct option is A.
During secondary growth in dicots, phellogen or cork cambium produces cork or phellem towards the periphery. The cells lined up below the cork cambium forms phelloderm. The phellogen (cork cambium), phellem (cork) and phelloderm constitute to form the periderm. The multilayered secondary protective dermal tissue called periderm which replaces the epidermis in the roots and stems that undergo secondary growth. So, the correct option is A.
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