The vascular bundle is a part of the transport system in vascular plants which is comprised of two tissues: xylem and phloem. There are different types of vascular bundles found in the plants and each of them functions in a different manner.
The Vascular Tissue System
- It consists of complex tissues of the xylem and phloem
- Dicots have cambium present between the xylem and phloem of the vascular bundle
- Cambium forms secondary vascular tissues
- Dicots have an open vascular bundle
- Monocots have a closed type of vascular bundle, i.e. cambium is absent
- Roots have a radial arrangement of vascular bundles, i.e. xylem and phloem are present alternatively
- Stem and leaves have a conjoint arrangement of vascular bundles, i.e. xylem and phloem are present at the same radius
