What is a Quiscent Centre and what is its importance ?

Answer Posted / sthuthi

In the apical meristem of rootapex active cell divisions
occur.

A small part of the meristem in the centre shows a very
low rate of cell division.this part is called quiscent
centre.
It plays a key role in the synthesis of growth hormones.

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