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Periderm is produced by

1. Vascular cambium
2. Fascicular cambium
3. Phellogen
4. Intrafascicular cambium

Correct answer: Phellogen

Solution

Phellogen is the cork cambium, a lateral meristem that produces the periderm. It forms phellem (cork) outward and phelloderm inward, so it is the source of periderm.

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