The phloem transports sugars from leaves to roots. The xylem is a transport tissue and both stores starch and conducts water and substances dissolved in water to leaves. 2 ...

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“In general, all parts of fruits are healthy. We eat the skins of apples, pears, etc., and we could eat the skins of bananas ...

Phloem carries manufactured food (sugars) from the leaves to the roots. The cambium (a watery layer only a few cells thick) is the generative layer, giving rise to both xylem and phloem.