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Influence of Flower Initiation and Development on Internode Growth in the Ladino Clover Stolon 1
Author(s) -
V. Booysen P.,
Laude Horton M.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1964.0011183x000400050026x
Subject(s) - library science , stolon , horticulture , biology , computer science
GROWTH and development of plants or plant parts is the morphological expression of a great many correlative influences which are operating more or less continuously in the plant. Thus study of growth correlations among organs is an important tool for physiologists interested in elucidating the nature of developmental processes in plants. Studies of correlations between reproductive and vegetative growth have for the most part involved effects of manipulation of the vegetative parts on flowering and fruiting. Existence of a reverse effect, namely, that of reproductive structures on vegetative growth has long been recognized, but the later stages of reproductive growth have received most consideration and generally have been shown to exert a competitive effect on vegetative growth (2, 5, 6, 7, 8). However, a number of workers have demonstrated stimulatory effects of the induced or reproductive condition on vegetative growth (9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15). The main objective of the study reported here is to determine the influence of the development of reproductive structures on vegetative growth in stolons of Ladino clover (Trifolium repens, L.) and to investigate the physiological nature of this influence.