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Phloem
Concepts tested here
- Companion cells
All Questions
2012 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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Companion cells are closely associated withCompanion cells are specialised parenchyma cells closely associated with sieve tube elements in the phloem.
The two are connected by pit fields in their common walls, and the companion cells help maintain the pressure gradient in the sieve tubes.