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In sunflower stem, the pericycle is present in the form of patches and they are formed by
BiologyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsNEET
Options:
  • A Parenchmatous cell
  • B Sclerenchymatous cells
  • C Collenchymatous cells
  • D Both a and b
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Sclerenchymatous cells
Sclerenchyma patches present outside the vascular bundle in sunflower stem T.S. is called bundle cap. Bundle cap is derived from pericycle. Thus pericycle is present as patches of sclerenchyma as bundle cap.

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