what is xylem tissue
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Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, phloem being the other. The basic function of xylem is to transport water from roots to stems and leaves, but it also transports nutrients
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▶️Xylem consists of tracheids, vessels, xylem parenchyma and xylem fibres. the cells have thick wall and many of them are cells dead.
▶️Xylem conducts water and mineral salt upwards from roots two leaves and two different parts of the plant.
▶️The components of xylem likeeping tracheids, vessels and xylem fibres have thick walls and so they give mechanical strength to the plant body
▶️Xylem parenchyma is the only living tissue on xylem which helps in lateral conduction of water and storage of metabolic waste.
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