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Xylem
Xylem (Product Code: SCL482/0160) is a microscope slide of xylem, the vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves, used in plant physiology and anatomy classes. It gives secondary and college students a direct look at the lignified, tube-like elements behind transpiration and the ascent of sap, on clear borosilicate glass stored in a white plastic box. It is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, alongside its plant biology lab equipment.
Key Details
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tissue | Xylem (water-conducting vascular tissue) |
| Slide material | Clear borosilicate glass |
| Box material | Plastic |
| Box finish | White, rectangular |
| Application | Laboratory |
| Product code | SCL482/0160 |
| Supplied by | Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India |
What Is the Xylem Slide Used For?
Xylem is a complex tissue made of four kinds of cells: tracheids, vessels, xylem fibres and xylem parenchyma. Only the parenchyma is living; the conducting elements are dead, hollow and strengthened by lignin laid down as rings, spirals, ladder-like bars, networks or pitted walls. With this slide students identify the wide vessels, the narrower tracheids and the thick-walled fibres, and relate each to conduction or support.
Teachers often show the slide right after a potometer demonstration, a classic transpiration experiment, so learners can see the pathway the water has just travelled. It also pairs naturally with a phloem slide, allowing both conducting tissues to be compared in one lesson. Focus slowly with the fine adjustment to pick out wall thickenings, and keep the slide boxed and dry in storage.
Supplier
Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited supplies laboratory teaching products under its ScienceLab trade name from Ambala, Haryana, India, for buyers in India and international markets. Our company profile explains more about the business.
Related Biology Lab Equipment
Items that support a lesson on water transport in plants:
- Phloem — the food-conducting tissue, for comparison with xylem.
- Sclerenchyma — lignified support tissue similar to xylem fibres.
- Prepared Microscope Slide Set – Transport In Plants — a set of sections for a complete plant transport topic.
- Ganog’s Potometer — measures water uptake during transpiration experiments.
- Binocular Microscope — for observing vessel and tracheid walls.
See more in the Biology Lab range.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which cell types can be seen on the Xylem slide?
Xylem is made of tracheids, vessels, xylem fibres and xylem parenchyma; the first three are dead at maturity and only the parenchyma remains alive. On the Xylem slide students mainly pick out the wide vessels, narrower tracheids and thick-walled fibres.
Is the Xylem slide a transverse or a longitudinal preparation?
Our listing for the Xylem slide does not give the plane of section. Longitudinal views show wall-thickening patterns best, while transverse views show vessel diameter, so please ask through our contact page which one you will receive.
How does the Xylem slide connect with a transpiration experiment?
A potometer measures how fast a leafy shoot takes up water, and the Xylem slide shows the conducting cells through which that water moves. Using both in one lesson links the measured water uptake to the structure that carries it.
What is the Xylem slide made of?
The Xylem slide is made of clear borosilicate glass and is stored in a white, rectangular plastic box. Keep it boxed and dry between classes, and clean the glass only with lens tissue so fine wall thickenings stay easy to see.
Who supplies the Xylem slide?
Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, trading as ScienceLab from Ambala, Haryana, India, supplies the Xylem slide to schools, colleges and distributors in India and international markets, together with phloem and other plant tissue slides.
What should a quotation request for the Xylem slide include?
Include the product code SCL482/0160, the number of Xylem slides, your institution’s name and the delivery address in India or abroad. Add the phloem slide or a potometer if you want the whole water-transport practical quoted together.
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Last updated: 24 September 2026
