Question

Describe the living tissue that gives flexible mechanical strength.

Answer 1

The tissue that supports a plant and their growing organs against any deformation and provides mechanical strength is termed as mechanical tissue. Haberlandt (1914) called the mechanical tissue as stereome. Schwendener in 1874 termed the mechanical cells (e.g. collenchyma, bast fibres and libriform fibres) as stereids.

Answer 2

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The tissue that supports a plant and their growing organs against any deformation and provides mechanical strength is termed as mechanical tissue. Haberlandt (1914) called the mechanical tissue as stereome