Biology

Define and Discuss on Ground Tissue System

The tissue system that arises from periblem meristematic tissue and form the whole plant body other than epidermis and vascular bundles is known as ground tissue system.

Structure: This tissue system is composed of general parenchymatous cells. Often parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma can combinedly form this tissue.

Different parts: This tissue is present in almost everywhere in plant body, such as- root, stem, leaf etc.

(a) Ground tissue of leaf: The ground tissue of leaf is named as mesophyll. It may be of two apes:

  • Palisade parenchyma
  • Spongy parenchyma

(a) Ground tissue of root and stem: It is of two types

  • Extra-stelar region from pericycle to outward
  • Intra-stelar region From pericycle to inward