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Why is there secondary growth in dicots and no such growth in monocots:

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Dicotyledons are characterised by having cambium in their vascular bundles i.e. , the vascular bundles are open. The monocotyledons, on the other and, have no cambium in their vasuclar bundles . Therefore , seconary growth occurs in dicotyledons and not m monocotyledons
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