Introduction

The assignment provides the details of the lateral tissue in the plant. The lateral tissue is found in the woody plant and some of the other plants that are discussed in the below paragraphs. The different types of lateral tissue are discussed, they are mainly two types vascular and cork. They grow in the middle part of the plant and increase the diameter of the plant. They form the ring-type structure inside the stem and bark outside the stem. The barks of the stem are rough and hard while some of the barks are soft; the examples are provided in the below section. 

Discussion

The “lateral tissue” is also known as secondary tissue that is found in the woody plants and some of the “herbaceous plants.” They produce the secondary tissue in the plant that is in the form of a ring in the stems. They are found in two different forms as “vascular cambium” and “cork cambium”. Tissues are found in the middle of the plant that provides the rapid growth and regret of the plant. Furthermore, if the grass is cut by the farmer then the intercalary tissues allow them to grow from the base of the blade. The grass regrows from the cut part by the presence of meristem tissues. The “lateral tissue” helps the plant to grow the diameter of the plant which is known as secondary growth of the plant. Lateral tissue is also known as secondary tissue that is present in plants. Furthermore, lateral tissues are answerable to the growth of secondary plants and stems. It also develops the tissue according to the needs of the plant. They replace the damaged cells from the plants and increase the diameter of the plant. 

Meristem 

The tissue of the plant is responsible for the growth of the plant. In the plant, there are three types of tissue found. They provide growth and support in the plant and they are found in the different locations of the plant. The tissues provide further division in the plant that helps them to grow. The lateral tissue increases the diameter of the plant that helps them gain strength in their stem. The tissue keeps the cell division and does not follow the pattern therefore they are used in the formation of new tissue according to the need of the plant. 

Vascular Cambium 

Vascular cambium provides the main route to stem and route in the plant. Vascular provides the tissues that consist of “xylem” throughout waste products from the plant while “phloem” provides the essential nutrients to the plant. The woody plants form continuous rings around the stem. In the “Herbaceous plant” they do not consist of wood, therefore “vascular cambium” creates the bundles in the ring shape inside the stem and provides the extra diameters to the stem. There are two types of “vascular cambium” cells; “Fusiform” provides the length in the stem while ray increases the diameter of the stem. They have a set of hormones that helps them to control the growth of the plant and maintain the activities in the tissue. The hormones that are found in these families are auxins and cytokines, and some chemicals like ethylene.   

Cork cambium

The lateral tissues remain present in the wood plants and few of the “herbaceous plants”. “Lateral tissue” gives rise to types of “lateral tissue” corks, and they produce the barks outside the stem. They also show the secondary growth in the epidermis of the roots. They replace the “epidermal cells” consisting of the three layers that include periderm. The innermost layer of the phelloderm is made from the living parenchyma cells. Phellogen is present on the top of the cork cambium that gives rise to the “periderm.” In the outer layer of the stem, a bark is made from the cells. “Cork cambium” varies according to the plant; they are not the same in all of the plant. The barks on some plants are rough and some are soft in the plant. For example, the barks on the eucalyptus tree are soft while the barks on the neem tree are hard and rough. 

Conclusion

The assignment on the lateral tissue has been discussed in the assignments. The different types of tissue are also discussed that are found inside and outside the stem. The lateral tissue creates a ring-type structure inside the stem in the woody plant. The tissue adds the barks on the stem after the death of the cells and increases the diameter of the stem. They are also found in the herbaceous plants and create ring-like structures on the stem of the plant to increase their diameter and provide extra support to the plant.