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Direction of conduction of food through phloem is

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Direction of conduction of food through phloem is from leaves to roots.
Phloem is the vascular tissue that transports food (photosynthates) from the leaves to basal parts of the plant, and vascular cambium is undifferentiated tissue responsible for secondary growth and repair of damaged phloem.
The main role of the phloem tissue is to transport carbohydrates from sources to sinks through the sieve elements, phloem is also composed of parenchyma cells, which play a key role in the storage of water, non-structural carbohydrates and storage proteins.
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