Primary Stem Tissues


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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