terminal and axillary bud

It induces bud dormancy in a number of plants. In perennial plants, ABA causes the active axillary buds to become dorma..

A rhizome is a thick horizontally growing stem which usually stores food material. It has nodes and internodes, scale leaves, axillary buds, adventitous roots and a terminal bud. Scale leaves enclosing the axillary buds are seen arising fr..

The underground stems, by being situated below the surface of the soil, protect themselves against unfavourable conditions of weather and the attack of animals, and serve as store houses for reserve food, and in vegetative propagation. Their stem nature can be distinguished by the presence of..

The underground stems, by being situated below the surface of the soil, protect themselves against unfavourable conditions of weather and the attack of animals, and serve as store houses for reserve food, and in vegetative propagation. Their stem nature can be distinguished by the presence of nodes..

Shoot is the ascending portion of the axis and develops from the plumule of the embryo. It consists of the main axis or stem, branches and leaves. The stem is provided with nodes and internodes which may not be distinct in all cases. Leaves and branches develop from the nodes. The portion between t..

The thorn is a hard, straight, and pointed structure. In Bougainvillea and Duranta, the axillary bud is modified into a thorn. In Carissa the terminal bud is modified into a pair of thorns. The thorn sometimes bears leaves, flowers and fruits as seen in Duran..

. At the nodes, lateral appendages called leaves arise. The leaves are green in colour. Also seen at the nodes are structures called branches and flowers. The branches also produce leaves and flowers. Flowers are the reproductive structures. The tip of the stem usually has a terminal ..

This is the simplest type of cymose inflorescence where there is only a single flower. The flower may be terminal on a short peduncle or it may be axillary in position, e.g. Hibiscus, Thespes..

Stem has nodes and internodes. The nodes develop leaves. In the axils of the leaves buds develop called the axillary buds. They develop into new plants on detachment from the parent plant or even when the stem portion remains attached. There are different types of ste..

The portion of the stem that is underground, in some plants, serves two functions. It tides over unfavourable conditions by storing food and becoming dormant and then germinating with the help of axillary buds when there are favourable conditions. The underground stems may be v..