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A relationship between leaf structure and growth potential in apple
Author(s) -
BEAKBANE A. BERYL
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1967.tb05923.x
Subject(s) - biology , rootstock , palisade cell , lamina , botany , horticulture
SUMMARY The number of palisade mesophyll cells per unit area leaf lamina was related to the growth potential of apple rootstocks covering a wide range of vigour. The number of these cells per unit leaf surface depends on cell diameter, the number of layers of palisade, and the amount of intercellular airspace. In composite, grafted trees rootstock influence was observed on the leaf structure of scions of low, or intermediate, growth potential.