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Plant stem cells

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Pathogens and non-specific immunity

Resource cycles and environmental change

  • In plant meristem tissue, stem cells can differentiate into any type of plant cell throughout the life of the plant.
  • Plant stem cells are used to artificially produce clones of plants as this process is quick and economically efficient.
  • Rare species can be cloned to prevent extinction, and crops with features such as disease resistance are cloned to make large numbers of identical plants for farmers.

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