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Characteristics of stem:
1. Stem is the ascending part of the plant body which develops from plumule and reproductive units.
2. It is usually positively phototropic, negatively geotropic and negatively hydrotropic.
3. It shows different types of buds (axillary, apical, accessory, etc.).
4. It is differentiated into nodes and intemodes.
5. At nodes it produces dissimilar organs such as leaves and flowers and similar organs such as branches.
6. Young stem is green and capable of photosynthesis.
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