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Branches of Botany: Plants need help dealing with dry days of summer

COURTESY JESSE ADAMS
                                Vascular bundles in a plant’s leaf, shown above in an image taken through a microscope, contain xylem. This is a network of tissues that helps transport water throughout the interior of the plant.

COURTESY JESSE ADAMS

Vascular bundles in a plant’s leaf, shown above in an image taken through a microscope, contain xylem. This is a network of tissues that helps transport water throughout the interior of the plant.