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Cork cambium forms tissues that form the cork. Do you agree with this statement? Explain.

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Yes, cork cambium or phellogen is formed during secondary growth of Dicot stem . Cork cambium or phellogen cuts off on both sides . The cells produced towards outerside differentiates into cork or phellem and the inner cells differentiates into secondary cortex or phelloderm . The cork cells are impervious to water due to deposition of suberin in the cell wall .
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