Applied Plant AnatomyBasic morphology and tissue systems. Illustrated glossary. Histology of leaf, stem and root. Meristems. Xylem and phloem: the secondary systems. Adaptive features. Flower and fruit. Economic aspects of applied plant anatomy. |
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abaxial adaxial angiosperms anomocytic anticlinal walls apex apical meristem arrangement axial parenchyma buds bundle sheaths cambium cell wall cells wide chlorenchyma cluster crystals collenchyma cork cortex cuticle cylinder developed dicotyledons elongated endodermis epidermal cells epidermis example families flowers grafting ground tissue growing guard cell gymnosperms hairs heterocellular hypodermis identification inner intervascular pitting layers of cells leaf surface leaf T.S. leaves lignified longitudinal material meristematic mesophyll microscope monocotyledons multiseriate nodes normally occur organ outer paracytic parenchyma parenchymatous cells perforation plates simple phloem fibres pith plant anatomy pollen grain present primary xylem protoxylem rays Restionaceae root sclereids sclerenchyma secondary growth secondary wall secondary xylem sections seed shoot sieve tube elements silica bodies species specimen stain starch stem stoma stomata strands structure studies subsidiary cells tangential tannin taxonomic thick thin tracheids types uniseriate usually vascular bundles vascular system vascular tissue veins vessel elements wall thickening wood