OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

FORESTRY

PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Leaves and buds are attached at
A
internodes
B
axils
C
nodes
D
sides
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -…the stem is called a node, and the region between successive nodes is called an internode. Stems bear leafy shoots (branches) at the nodes, which arise from buds (dormant shoots). Lateral branches develop either from axillary, or lateral, buds found in the angle between the leaf and the stem or…

Detailed explanation-2: -The lateral buds are located at the nodes where the leaves attach to the branch. The terminal bud releases a hormone called auxin that suppresses the growth of the lateral buds on the same branch.

Detailed explanation-3: -In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of a stem.

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