Heartwood and Sapwood: In old dicot trees the greater part of the secondary wood in the center of the stem is filled with gums, resins, tannins, tyloses, etc., which makes it hard and non-functional. This region is known as Heartwood or Duramen. The narrower outer region of the secondary wood remains light-colored and is called Sapwood or Alburnum. Sapwood helps in inorganic translocation.
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NEET UG 2020 — Botany Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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Identify the incorrect statement.
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Options
- A
Sapwood is involved in conduction of water and minerals from root to leaf
- B
Sapwood is the innermost secondary xylem and is lighter in colour
- C
Due to deposition of tannins, resins, oils etc., heart wood is dark in colour
- D
Heart wood does not conduct water but gives mechanical support
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