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Title: What is the difference between primary and secondary plant growth?
Post by: snh5ooo on Sep 22, 2014
List major differences.


Title: Re: What is the difference between primary and secondary plant growth?
Post by: mbaker2016 on Sep 22, 2014
Primary growth is in the roots and shoots, growing up, while secondary growth is growing wider (increasing the circumference). Primary growth occurs in all plants, while secondary growth occurs only in woody plants.


Title: Re: What is the difference between primary and secondary plant growth?
Post by: padre on Sep 22, 2014
Primary growth occurs at the apical meristems (structure is elongated). Secondary growth occurs at the vascular cambium and cortex cambium (structure increases in width).