The two tissue types that comprise the conducting system of plants are the xylem and phloem (zigh-lem and flow-um). Both tissues are found throughout the plant, carrying substances to and from ...

One goes up... and one goes down. I was a college freshman in Botany 101 when I first learned about xylem and phloem, the two transport tissues which carry water and nutrients up and down a tree's ...

and dicots (most trees, shrubs and other broadleaf plants), and this has some significant implications on the overall vascular system structure; each of these has both xylem and phloem tissues ...

We have the tallest palms in the neighborhood, and they sway dramatically during storms. Ever hear of palm trees being felled by wind and rain? If so, which direction do they fall – in the ...

Remarkably, the p33 deletion mutant was able to spread beyond the phloem and enter the immature xylem cells where it perturbed the vascular tissue differentiation leading to the enhancement of the ...

Vascular bundle – Xylem and phloem tissues, commonly known as leaf veins. Spongy mesophyll – Layer of parenchyma tissues loosely arranged to facilitate movement of oxygen, carbon dioxide ...

Instead, the xylem and phloem are arranged in bundles throughout the trunk. This is very similar to the strands in a celery stalk. In between the bundles is a very fibrous tissue that adds ...

These systems consist of two tissues: xylem and phloem. While the xylem enables the transport of water to the stems and leaves, the phloem helps transport sugars, made from photosynthesis ...

Vascular tissue in the midrib and veins Branches of the xylem, to transport water and minerals to the leaf. Branches of the phloem. To transport glucose and other products of photosynthesis to ...