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Ontogeny, Cell Differentiation, and Structure of Vascular Plants

Abstract

The development of tissues concerned with the relationship and material exchange between the various parts of the plant may be considered as a consequence or as a prerequisite of the increasing complexity and size of the organs of ground plants growing in the atmosphere. Tissues most particularly differentiated for this function or “conducting tissues” are divided into two types: phloem and xylem or vascular tissue. The terms phloem and xylem, introduced by Naegeli (1858), appear to be the most convenient and their generalized use is justified.

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Buvat, R. (1989). Phloem. In: Ontogeny, Cell Differentiation, and Structure of Vascular Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73635-3_10

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