Meristem Tissues: Characteristics and Types (With Diagram) | Plants

In this article we will discuss about the characteristics and types of Meristem Tissue of Plants. Characteristics of Meristem Tissue: (i) Ability to grow and divide, (ii) Small imma­ture cells, (iii) Isodiametric, rounded, oval or polygonal, (iv) Absence of intercellular spaces. (v) Walls are thin, elastic and made of cellulose, (vi) Nucleus conspicuous, (vii) Cytoplasm dense, (viii) Vacuoles absent or [...]