Cork cambium forms tissues that form the cork. Do you agree with this statement? Explain
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When secondary growth occurs in the dicot stem and root, the epidermal layer gets broken and need to be replaced to provide new protective cell layers. Hence, sooner or later, another meristematic tissue called cork cambium or phellogen develops, usually in the cortex region. Phellogen is a couple of layers thick. It is made of narrow, thin-walled and nearly rectangular cells. Phellogen cuts off cells on both sides. The cells on the outer side get differentiated into the cork or phellem, while the cells on the inside give rise to the secondary cortex or phelloderm....
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Yes, cork cambium forms tissues that form cork. AS the stem continues to increase in girth another meristematic tissue called cork cambium or phellogen develops in cortex region of stem. The phellogen cuts off cells on both sides. ... Cork is impervious to water due to suberin and provides protection to underlying tissues.