vascular tissue that transports organic nutrients and sugars from the leaves throughout the plant is
In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that carries organic nutrients (known as photosynthate), in particular, sucrose, a sugar, to all parts of the plant where needed.In trees, the phloem is the innermost layer of the bark, hence the name, derived from the Greek word ÏÎ»Î¿Î¹ÏÏ (phloios) meaning bark.n vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that carries organic nutrients (known as photosynthate), in particular, sucrose, a sugar, to all parts of the plant where needed.