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Xylem cells are formed from the procambium of the root and shoot in the primary xylem and from the vascular cambium in the secondary xylem. The main components of xylem cells are tracheary elements, which are characterized by the formation of secondary cell walls that thicken with annular, spiral, reticulate or pitted patterns. At maturity, differentiating tracheary elements lose their nuclei and cell contents, leaving behind hollow tubes that form vessels and trac-heids. In vitro, tracheary elements can be induced from the parenchymatous cells of various plant species by wounding and/or the application of phytohormones [1].
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Sugiyama, M., Fukuda, H. (1995). Zinnia mesophyll culture system to study xylogenesis. In: Lindsey, K. (eds) Plant Tissue Culture Manual. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0303-9_5
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