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Fate of White Clover Axillary Buds at Five Intensities of Sunlight 1
Author(s) -
Trautner James L.,
Gibson Pryce B.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1966.00021962005800050034x
Subject(s) - stolon , shading , sunlight , axillary bud , trifolium repens , white (mutation) , biology , botany , agronomy , horticulture , physics , optics , art , explant culture , biochemistry , gene , in vitro , visual arts
The developmental fate of axillary buds and the frequency of nodal rooting of white clover growing at four reduced intensities of sunlight were determined by suspending plastic shade screens over field plots of spaced plants. Moderate shading as compared to full sunlight resulted in an increase in (1) growth as measured by number of nodes produced, (2) frequency of axillary buds developing into branch stolons, and (3) number of nodes that rooted. The results support the concept that slight shading by a companion grass favors the persistence of white clover stands.