Reed stalk, light micrograph

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Polarised darkfield light micrograph of a transverse section through the stalk of a reed plant showing two vascular bundles (orange). Vascular bundles are composed of xylem and phloem tissues, which transport water and carbohydrates around the plant respectively. Magnification: x186 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 7285px × 4686px
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Photo credit: © MAREK MIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, anatomy, background, biological, biology, botanical, botany, bundle, bundles, cell, cells, darkfield, flora, light, lm, micrograph, microscopy, monocot, monocotyledon, nature, phloem, plant, polarised, polarized, reed, sclerenchyma, section, sectioned, stalk, structure, tissue, transverse, vascular, white, xylem