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Phloem wound response.

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When phloem is damaged, the cytoplasm of a sieve-tube element surges toward the sieve plate, depositing P protein, stained red in this light micrograph. In this location, P protein helps to prevent infection and leakage of solutes in phloem tissue.
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11 years ago
How does the plant detect it's wound?
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