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xylem

a woody plant tissue that is vascular in function, enabling the transport of water with dissolved minerals around the plant, usually in an upward direction. Xylem is characterized as having TRACHEIDS, xylem fibres for support, xylem PARENCHYMA and XYLEM VESSELS. The location of xylem is different in roots and stems, and the area of xylem is greatly increased by SECONDARY THICKENING.
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Xylem is increasingly deploying decision intelligence across its comprehensive offering spanning the water cycle to help utility customers optimize water management and make water more affordable and accessible for the people they serve, and communities more resilient and sustainable.
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On that line, Ackland indicated that "leaving no one behind when it comes to availability of clean, safe water and sustainable management of wastewater is at the core of our purpose and mission in Xylem."
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The first chapter, "The vascular cambium of trees and its involvement in defining xylem anatomy," has spotty coverage of what ought to be a book-length introduction to xylem.
Review of: secondary xylem biology
"Xylem's expanded rental hub network across Latin America will allow us to quickly address our customers' water challenges, moving large, powerful rental pumps and equipment to wherever they are needed across the region," said Osvaldo Greco, managing director, Xylem Latin America.
Xylem opens new pump rental hubs in South America
The hypothesis tested by this study was that the content of free amino acids and the volume of the xylem from pear trees increase prior to the buds sprouting during winter in the region of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Free amino acids in the xylem sap of pear trees during dormancy/Aminoacidos livres na seiva do xilema de pereiras durante a dormencia

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