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Secondary growth is characterized by an increase in thickness or girth of the plant. It is caused by cell division in the lateral meristemmeristemMeristematic cells are undifferentiated or incompletely differentiated. They are totipotent and capable of continued cell division. Division of meristematic cells provides new cells for expansion and differentiation of tissues and the initiation of new organs, providing the basic structure of the plant body.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MeristemMeristem - Wikipedia. Herbaceous plants mostly undergo primary growth, with little secondary growth or increase in thickness.Jun 8, 2022
Plant development is a complex process that involves various stages such as division, growth, and differentiation. Important structures in plant development include buds, shoots, roots, leaves, and flowers. Plants produce these tissues and structures throughout their life from meristems located at the tips of organs, or between mature tissues. The stages that plants go through are from seed to sprout, then through vegetative, budding, flowering, and ripening stages. In addition, young trees will produce longer, leaner branches that grow upwards more than the branches they will produce as a fully grown tree. Leaves produced during early growth tend to be larger, thinner, and more irregular than leaves on the adult plant. Plants are important as they take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce oxygen, make up the base of the food web, and always have embryonic tissues.
