Transcript Auxiliary Bud

Buds
AGR 161: Unit C
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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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2) where buds appear on stem
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-Apical: tips of stems
-if floral = bush
 -if vegetative = vine
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-Axillary: where leaf joins stem
 -Adventitious: near wounds
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3) How buds are arranged
Bud Arrangements
Alternate (alfalfa)
 Opposite (beans)
 Whorled (not common)
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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 Bud
Auxiliary Buds
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?