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function of phloem fibre

Answer 1

Bast fibre (also called phloem fibre or skin fibre) is plant fibre collected from the phloem (the "inner bark", sometimes called "skin") or bast surrounding the stem of certain dicotyledonous plants. They support the conductive cells of the phloem and provide strength to the stem.



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Answer 2

Definition of phloem fiber

: a fiber found in or associated with the phloem that is often commercially useful (as in flax) because of its great tensile strength and pliability and that differs from the xylem fiber in that its pits are usually small and simple — called also bast fiber.


The important functions of phloem fibres are:

The phloem fibres give mechanical support to phloem.

It takes over the function of conduction in the absence of side veins.


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