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Q. Wood ofCycos is :

Delhi UMET/DPMTDelhi UMET/DPMT 2004

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The cambium ring in Cycas stem produces secondary xylem towards inner side and secondary phloem towards outer side. In this way successive zones of secondary xylem and phloem alternating with parenchymatous tissue are formed. This type of condition is called polyxylic condition. As the large amount of parenchymatous cells are interspersed with the secondary xylem tracheids, wood is called soft-wood (manoxylic wood). In Pinus the secondary wood show well marked growth rings which are formed annually. Each annual ring possess a zone of spring wood and autumn wood. The wood consists of tracheids traversed by rays, and is dense and massive (i.e., pycnoxylic).