Q. During secondary growth new meristematic tissues arrising in the cortical region of the stem are called
A) Phellem
B) Phelloderm
C) Secondary cortex
D) Phellogen
Explanation
Phellogen or cork cambium is the meristematic tissue which arises in the cortical region. Phellogen is a couple of layers thick. It is made of narrow, thin-walled and nearly rectangular cells
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