HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -apical meristem, region of cells capable of division and growth in the root and shoot tips in plants. Apical meristems give rise to the primary plant body and are responsible for the extension of the roots and shoots.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apical meristems occur at the growing shoot and root tips (Figure 20.21). Root apical meristems produce the root cap, which consists of lubricated cells that are sloughed off as the meristem is pushed through the soil by cell division and elongation in more proximal cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -The shoot apical meristem (SAM) consists of a group of proliferating cells whose progeny provide the building blocks for all aerial organs of the plant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Apical is a description of growth occurring at the tips of the plant, both top and bottom. Intercalary meristem is found between branches, while lateral meristem grow in girth, such as in woody plants.