Vibha’s statement is incomplete because meristematic tissues are also present as lateral and intercalary meristems. Neha can ask, “How do grasses regrow after cutting or stems increase in girth if meristems exist only at root and shoot tips?”
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Sclerenchyma tissue provides strength to coconut husk fibres because of thick lignified walls. Living parenchyma cells have thin walls and soft structure mainly for storage, so they cannot provide the hardness, toughness and durability needed for mats.
(i) Type B sprouted because it contained nodes with intercalary meristem. (ii) Type B had buds or nodes unlike type A. (iii) Sprouting and growth were observed. (iv) Water, soil, sunlight, temperature and cutting size should remain similar.
Lateral meristem is the specialised tissue responsible for increasing stem girth. It is located along the circumference of stems and roots, where actively dividing cells continuously produce new tissues, increasing thickness and forming annual growth rings.
Phloem tissue would be affected by further trunk damage after debarking. Phloem transports food from leaves to other plant parts. Severe damage disrupts nutrient transport, weakening roots, stems and overall growth and survival of the tree.