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Rhytidome acts as a structural defence by plants against fire - Comment.

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(i) Rhytidome is the structural defense by plants against fire. The outer bark of trees which extends to the last formed periderm is called Rhytidome.
It is composed of multiple layers of suberized periderm, cortical and phloem tissues. It protects the stem against re, water loss, invasion of insects and prevents infections by microorganisms.
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