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Buds AGR 161: Unit C. Found on Internet: Unknown Source Edited By: Jennifer Stewart. What are buds?. special tissue on stems that can grow into new plant parts buds are described according to:. 1) structures into which they grow -Vegetative: leaves or stems -Floral: flowers -Mixed: both
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BudsAGR 161: Unit C Found on Internet: Unknown Source Edited By: Jennifer Stewart
What are buds? • special tissue on stems that can grow into new plant parts • buds are described according to:
1) structures into which they grow • -Vegetative: leaves or stems • -Floral: flowers • -Mixed: both • 2) where buds appear on stem • -Apical: tips of stems • -if floral = bush • -if vegetative = vine • -Axillary: where leaf joins stem • -Adventitious: near wounds • 3) How buds are arranged
Bud Arrangements • Alternate (alfalfa) • Opposite (beans) • Whorled (not common)
What is Apical Dominance? • apical bud tries to make plant grow taller or longer • if we remove apical bud, we remove the apical dominance
Auxiliary Buds Auxiliary Bud
Review • What are the 4 types of buds? • What distinguished the 4 from each other? • Which bud is found on a rhizome?