Vascular cambium produces xylem (wood) and phloem, and together with the cork cambium, which produces a protective layer at the surface called phellem (cork), they provide thickness to plant organs.

We study genes that contribute to cell division activity in vascular cambium, the meristem between xylem (wood ... Yrjö 'Ykä' is a Principal Investigator/Group Leader at BI and Professor of Plant ...