Give the exact location and one function of lenticels
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Location :Lenticels are located on the barks of the older woody stems.
Function : Lenticels help in facilitating the process of transpiration in woody plants
Location of lenticles ::
❇ These are present in the woody trunk or stem of plants.
❇These are formed by the activity of cork cambium.
❇ It is a small portion of periderm. which is produced due to the activity of phellogen. ( cork cambium)
Function of lenticles ::
❇ Lenticles are lens shaped structure.
❇ They serve in exchange of gases between internal tissue of the stem and the outer atmosphere..
❇ They permit exchange of gases in the woody areas of plants.
❇ They may also serve for the loss of water in the form of vapours.
❇ it helps in lenticular transpiration 0.1%
❇ Lenticles are also called breathing pores.