What are the functions of xylem?

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Following are the functions of xylem:
(i) To carry water and mineral salts upwards from the root to different parts of shoots.
(ii) To provide mechanical support to the plant as the walls of tracheids, vessels, and fibres of xylem are lignified.

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What are the functions of xylem?

Following are the functions of xylem: (i) To carry water and mineral salts upwards from the root to different parts of shoots. (ii) To provide mechanical support to the plant as the walls of tracheids, vessels, and fibres of xylem are lignified.

Following are the functions of xylem:
(i) To carry water and mineral salts upwards from the root to different parts of shoots.
(ii) To provide mechanical support to the plant as the walls of tracheids, vessels, and fibres of xylem are lignified.