If the stem of a plant is bent or snapped, why does the part above the bend usually die, even if it is propped up with a support?

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Alessandra Gilmore

Biology

29 February, 05:10

If the stem of a plant is bent or snapped, why does the part above the bend usually die, even if it is propped up with a support?

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Alvin · Answer 1

There are inner part of the stem and outer part of the stem; in a plant the inner part supports the movement of the water and nutrients. You stop the flow of the vital elements of plant growth when you snap the stem and this is the reason why the plant die due to starvation of the nutrients.