Question:
What is the commercial source of cork? How is it formed in the plant?
Solution:
The commercial source of cork is cork tissue of Quercus suber. Due to the activity of vascular cambium, the stem continues to increase in girth. Therefore the outer cortical and epidermis layer gets broken to provide new protection it has to be replaced.
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