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 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
Buds
Terminal Buds
Auxiliary Buds Auxiliary Bud
Adventitious Buds
Fruit Buds
Review What are the 4 types of buds? What distinguished the 4 from each other? Which bud is found on a rhizome?