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I often see questions related to this kind of diagram:

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Basically, the diagram shows a that phloem is removed from the stem in the middle of the plant. Thus, the stem swells because food produced by the leaves cannot travel further. However, is it even possible to do this experiment in real life? Is it possible to cut just the phloem from the stem?

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    $\begingroup$ Why do you think it is not possible? $\endgroup$
    – user62625
    Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 6:38
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    – tyersome
    Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 20:27
  • $\begingroup$ The phloem and xylem are tissues with reinforced tubes, they are stronger than the meristematic tissue between them. This sort of splitting happens easily. $\endgroup$
    – Polypipe Wrangler
    Commented Jun 19, 2021 at 6:27

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