OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -The vascular cambium is responsible for increasing the diameter of stems and roots and for forming woody tissue. The cork cambium produces some of the bark. In dicot stems, the vascular cambium initially differentiates from procambial cells within the vascular bundles (Fig.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cambium in plants has a very specific function. Its main purpose is to encourage the growth of plants by providing non-specialized stem cells. Other purposes of cambium include: providing necessary cells for increasing the width of the plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cork cambium is also known as phellogen that forms a layer of cells which produces a secondary protective layer of the stem called the periderm. So, the correct answer is ‘Lateral meristem’