RELUCIO, MICAH EDRIA M.

10-27-18

BS PHARM 1-G (7:30-9:30 S)

ROOTS

Root apical meristem is the region within the growing root containing meristematic cells consisting of three different

parts; The Protoderm, the Ground meristem and the Procambium.

Protoderm is the primary meristem in vascular plants that gives rise to epidermis.

Ground meristem is an area of primary meristematic tissue emerging form and immediately behind the apical

meristem that develops into the pith and cortex.

Procambium is located next to protoderm, it gives rise to cell that make up the primary xylem and phloem.

Under procambium is the Pericycle; it is a cylinder of parenchyma or sclerenchyma cells that lies just inside

the endodermis and is the outer most part of the stele of plants. Although it is composed of non-vascular parenchyma cells, it is

still considered part of the vascular cylinder because it arises from the procambium as do the vascular tissues it surrounds. It

also has the capacity to produce lateral roots that serves to anchor the plant securely in the soil.

In plants undergoing secondary growth, the pericycle contributes to the vascular cambium it is responsible for the

main growth layer in the stems and roots of many plants, specifically in dicots.

It secondary xylem on the inside and secondary phloem on the outside often diverging into a cork cambium or the

tissue in the stem that gives rise to cork on its outer surface and layer of cells containing chlorophyll on its inner surface that

gives rise to the corky outer layer of plant also known as periderm.