Gujarati
6.Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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Which meristem helps in increasing girth

A

Lateral meristem

B

Intercalary meristem

C

Primary meristem

D

Apical meristem

Solution

(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.

Standard 11
Biology

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