HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The xylem is a type of tissue in vascular plants that transfers water. Water and soluble nutrients such as minerals and inorganic ions are transported from the roots to the rest of the plant by the xylem.

Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of the xylem in any plant is to transport water and minerals from the root to all of the plant’s aerial parts. Thus, in ferns also, Xylem transports water and minerals from the root to all of the plant’s aerial parts. Note: Xylem is a vascular plant tissue.

Detailed explanation-3: -The xylem is a tissue which transports water and minerals from the roots up the plant stem and into the leaves. Xylem consists of dead cells. The cells that make up the xylem are adapted to their function: They lose their end walls so the xylem forms a continuous, hollow tube.

Detailed explanation-4: -Conduction plays an important role in the distribution of food and water throughout the plant body. The plants absorb minerals and water from the soil by the root system. The water and minerals are transported upward through the xylem by the process known as the ascent of sap.

Detailed explanation-5: -These plants are seedless plants, but unlike the bryophytes, they do have vascular tissue (xylem and phloem). Because of the presence of vascular tissue, the leaves of ferns are their relatives are better organized than the mosses and the liverworts.