Lecture 7 - Stems - Secondary Growth Flashcards
What happens to the width of a plant undergoing secondary growth?
Width increases
Do herbaceous plants undergo secondary growth?
They undergo little or no secondary growth
What plants do undergo secondary growth?
Woody plants
Describe secondary growth in monocots and dicots
secondary growth is common in dicots and is seen in 10% of monocots
What are the 2 lateral meristems of secondary growth?
- Vascular cambium
- cork cambium
Explain stem growth of primary growth
Growth in length of stem
What tissue pattern is produced by primary growth?
Basic tissue pattern
Explain stem growth of secondary growth
Growth in width of stem
What tissue is produced by secondary growth?
Secondary vascular tissue
What is secondary growth useful for?
increasing rate of transportation to expanding shoot
secondary growth increases plant stability which reduces the risk of what?
Lodging
What are the secondary tissues?
Cork, phelloderm, secondary phloem, secondary Xylem
What does the vascular cambium form?
Vascular tissue
Where does division of the vascular cambium occur?
At both fascicular and interfascicular regions
Where is the vascular cambium?
Innermost layer of bark, between the xylem and phloem
How does the vascular cambium grow?
Grow to the inside and outside
Cells on the inside of the vascular cambium are called?
Secondary xylem
Cells on the outside of the vascular cambium are called?
Secondary phloem
What are the 2 kinds of vascular cambium cells?
- Fusiform initials
- ray initials
Describe shape of fusiform initials
Longer than they are wide
What do fusiform initials produce?
Axial (vertical) transport system cells
What are the Axial (vertical) transport system cells?
- Sieve-tube elements, companion cells, sieve cells, albuminous cells, fibers
- tracheids, vessels
What do ray initials produce?
Radial (lateral) transport system cells (vascular rays)
What alls are presentin ray initials?
Parenchyma cells
What shape are ray initials?
Usually isodiametric
Where are ray initials located?
Extend from secondary Xylem to secondary phloem
Ray initials: what is the function of vascular rays?
Pathways for movement of food and water and are storage centers
What does the vascular cambium arise from?
Procambium
What does the fascicular cambium arise from?
Undifferentiated cells between the primary xylem and phloem
What does the interfascicular cambium arise from?
Parenchyma of interfascicular region
What does the production of secondary Xylem and phloem result in?
Formation of a cylinder of vascular tissue
What extends through the cylinder of vascular tissue?
Rays
Is more secondary Xylem or secondary phloem produced during development of secondary tissues?
Usually more secondary Xylem is produced
development of secondary tissues: what happens to primary phloem?
Pushed outward and destroyed
development of secondary tissues: what happens to phloem fibers?
They remain intact