Read this essay to learn about:- 1. Origin and Distribution of Parenchyma Tissue 2. Cell Structure 3. Functions. Essay # 1. Origin and Distribution of Parenchyma Tissue: The parenchyma of cortex and the pith, of the mesophyll of leaves, and of the floral parts originate from the ground meristem and protoderm. The primary and secondary xylem and phloem parenchyma are [...]
Read this essay to learn about the structure of a cell wall. Most of the plant cells have tough and semi rigid cell wall which is non-living in nature. The presence of this wall in plant cells distinguishes them from animal cells. The cell wall was actually noticed by the early workers in the seventeenth century long before the protoplasm [...]
In this essay we will discuss about the anatomy of some dicotyledonous stems:- 1. Sunflower Stem 2. Cucurbita Stem 3. Leonurus Stem 4. Calotropis Stem 5. Enhydra Stem. Essay # 1. Anatomy of Sunflower Stem: Transverse sections through the internode of a young sunflower stem (Helianthus annuus) exhibits the following tissue arrangements from the periphery to the centre (Fig. 5.86 [...]