MCQ
Which meristem helps in increasing girth
- ✓Lateral meristem
- BIntercalary meristem
- CPrimary meristem
- DApical meristem
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
Lateral meristem
a
(a) These meristems occur laterally in the axis, parallel to the sides of stems and roots. This meristem consists of initial which divide mainly in one plane $(periclinal)$ and result increase in the diameter of an organ.
(a) These meristems occur laterally in the axis, parallel to the sides of stems and roots. This meristem consists of initial which divide mainly in one plane $(periclinal)$ and result increase in the diameter of an organ.
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