As water travels through the xylem in the stem and leaf, it is being replaced by water taken up by the roots. Photosynthesis produces glucose in the green parts of plants, which are often leaves.

These are distributed differently in roots and stems. In the root, the xylem forms a central column. It forms a solid support. The phloem is towards the centre, outside the xylem. Any green part ...

They found strong variation in most of the traits studied across root topological orders. In particular, they found a strong ...

Our group is studying the development of vascular cambium by using Arabidopsis thaliana root as a model. Vascular cambium produces xylem (wood) and phloem, and together with the cork cambium, which ...

Xylem had a net margin of 10.40% and a return on equity of 9.96%. The company had revenue of $2.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. During the same period ...

Xylem (XYL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.99 per share a year ago. These figures are ...