Plant Physiology: Water Transport and Mineral Nutrition
Lenticels are involved in
Give the exact location of the lenticels.
Lenticels are present on the older stem of plants. The lenticel is a portion of the periderm which is developed through the activity of the phellogen. These are lens-shaped openings in the trunk of woody trees. In woody trees, the exchange of gases between the outer atmosphere and the internal tissue of the stem takes place through lenticels.
Lenticels are involved in
The gaseous wastes of photosynthesis and respiration in plants are removed through the _____ in leaves and _____ in stem and released to the air.