Cork cambium forms tissues that form the cork. Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
Sooner or later, another meristematic tissue called cork cambium or phellogen develops, usually in the cortex region. Cork cambium is a couple of layers thick. It is made of narrow, thin-walled, and nearly rectangular cells. Cork cambium cuts off cells on both sides. The outer cells differentiate into cork or phellem while the inner cells differentiate into secondary cortex or phelloderm. The cork is impervious to water due to suberin deposition in the cell wall. The cells of the secondary cortex are parenchymatous. Phellogen, phellem, and phelloderm are collectively known as periderm.
