Identify the correct statements:
$A$. Lenticels are the lens-shaped openings permitting the exchange of gases.
$B$. Bark formed early in the season is called hard bark.
$C$. Bark is a technical term that refers to all tissues exterior to vascular cambium.
$D$. Bark refers to periderm and secondary phloem.
$E$. Phellogen is single-layered in thickness.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
$B$ and $C$ only
$B,C$ and $E$ only
$A$ and $D$ only
$A,B$ and $D$ only
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$:
Assertion $A$ : Late wood has fewer xylary elements with narrow vessels.
Reason $R$ : Cambium is less active in winters.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
What is periderm? How does periderm formation take place in dicot stem?
Aerating pores are present at places on the cork cambium. These are called
The collective name for cork cambium and phelloderm is