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Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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Portion of apical meristem that gives xylem tissue is called

  • protoxylem

  • procambium

  • metaxylem

  • tracheid

Answer

B.

procambium

Procambiumis a tissue of narrow, elongated, prosenchymatous meristematic cells in vascular plants. It is grouped into strands differentiating just behind growing points of stems and roots and gives rise to vascular tissue.

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