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Transport of food material in higher plants takes place through
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The food manufactured in the leaves is translocated upwards, downwards and laterally to all parts of the plant through the phloem. The phloem also conducts some other substances such as amino acids. The conducting cells of the phloem are cylindrical cells called sieve tubes, which have sieve like partitions at both ends. These partitions are called sieve plates.