If the tip of sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in length. It is due to the presence of


Intercalary meristem are located at the base of leaves and nodes that leads to the increase in length.


Apical meristem gets removed if the tip of plant is removed as it is found in apices of growing roots and stem. Cambium is a plant tissue found between xylem and phloem that divides to form vascular tissues and lateral meristem increases the stem girth.

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