A thick unstained cross section of a tomato stem near the shoot apex

x, xylem; c,cortex; e, epidermis; f, fiber

A thinner stained cross section of a tomato stem near the shoot apex

px, protoxylem; mx, metaxylem; e, epidermis; c, cortex; f, fiber


Transverse section of cortex

cf, cortical fibers; ac,angular collenchyma; ch, chlorenchyma; e, epidermis


Close-up of the epidermis and cortex using polarized light

ac, angular collenchyma; ch,chlorenchyma; e, epidermis

Close-up of the cortex

ac, angular collenchyma; ch,chlorenchyma


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© Thomas L. Rost 1996
Section of Plant Biology Division of Biological Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS