MCQ
Periderm is produced from
  • Cork cambium
  • B
    Procambium
  • C
    Secondary cortex
  • D
    Vascular cambium

Answer

Correct option: A.
Cork cambium
a
The periderm consists of phellem (cork), phellogen (cork cambium) and phelloderm. The Phellogen develops in the epidermis, the cortex, the phloem or the root pericycle and produces phellem towards the outside and phelloderm towards the inside.

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