Agriculture Reference
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6
CHAPTER
Level 2
Plant cells and tissues
Figure 6.1
Examples of plant tissues, showing packing (parenchyma in the carrot cortex), support (the
collenchyma forming celery 'strings') and transport (vascular tissue in the cabbage stem) tissues
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Plant cells and their contents
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Plant tissues
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Stem and root anatomy
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Growth and differentiation of the stem and root
