In the stem of a typical dicot plant, pericycle exists in the form of patches. These patches are formed by

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In the stem of a typical dicot plant, pericycle exists in the form of patches. These patches are formed by (A) Parenchymatous cell (B) Collenchymatous cells (C) Sclerenchymatous cells (D) Both a and c

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Sclerenchymatous patches are present outside the vascular bundle in dicot stem and is called bundle cap. Bundle cap is derived from pericycle. Thus pericycle is present as patches of sclerenchyma as bundle cap.

Q. In the stem of a typical dicot plant, pericycle exists in the form of patches. These patches are formed by

Parenchymatous cell

Collenchymatous cells

Sclerenchymatous cells

Both a and c

Sclerenchymatous patches are present outside the vascular bundle in dicot stem and is called bundle cap. Bundle cap is derived from pericycle. Thus pericycle is present as patches of sclerenchyma as bundle cap.