Lateral Meristems

Wiktoria Fatz; George Malcolm Woodward; Leo Matti Iivari Vainio; Melis Kucukoglu Topcu

doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0029558

Lateral Meristems

Wiktoria Fatz, George Malcolm Woodward, Leo Matti Iivari Vainio, Melis Kucukoglu Topcu

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Abstract

Secondary or lateral growth increases the girthof plant organs in dicots and gymnosperms. It isachieved by the coordinated activities of lateral meristems, namely the vascular cambium andcork cambium (phellogen). The vascular cambium produces the conductive tissues secondary xylem(wood) and secondary phloem (bark), while thecork cambium generates the protective phellem(cork) against stresses from the surrounding environment. These meristematic tissues contain the stem cells to generate new tissues continuously and represent the hallmarks of perennial growth habit.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Number of pages	10
Volume	3
Publisher	Wiley
Publication date	2024
Edition	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-470-01590-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0029558
Publication status	Published - 2024
MoE publication type	A3 Book chapter

Fields of Science

11831 Plant biology
4112 Forestry

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10.1002/9780470015902.a0029558

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