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    Development Time of ‘Cara Mia’ Rose Shoots as Influenced by Pruning Position and Parent Shoot Diameter1
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    Abstract Shoots of ‘Cara Mia’ rose ( Rosa hybrida L.) arising from buds higher on the parent shoot become salable more quickly than those arising from lower buds. Those developing above the 10th or below the 6th true leaf are shorter, of smaller diameter and weigh less. Shoot development is also strongly influenced by shoot diameter at the point of origin. Larger parent shoots give rise to shoots that become salable more quickly, are longer, weigh more, and are larger in diameter than those from smaller parent shoots. Buds from larger-diameter shoots are of larger diameter and have more leaf primordia than those from smaller-diameter shoots, but the diameter of their apical dome is not greater.
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    Apical dominance
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    The influence of temperature on the timing of budbreak in woody perennials is well known, but its effect on subsequent shoot growth and architecture has received little attention because it is understood that growth is determined by current temperature. Seasonal shoot development of grapevines (Vitis vinifera) was evaluated following differences in temperature near budbreak while minimizing the effects of other microclimatic variables. Dormant buds and emerging shoots of field-grown grapevines were heated above or cooled below the temperature of ambient buds from before budbreak until individual flowers were visible on inflorescences, at which stage the shoots had four to eight unfolded leaves. Multiple treatments were imposed randomly on individual plants and replicated across plants. Shoot growth and development were monitored during two growing seasons. Higher bud temperatures advanced the date of budbreak and accelerated shoot growth and leaf area development. Differences were due to higher rates of shoot elongation, leaf appearance, leaf-area expansion and axillary-bud outgrowth. Although shoots arising from heated buds grew most vigorously, apical dominance in these shoots was reduced, as their axillary buds broke earlier and gave rise to more vigorous lateral shoots. In contrast, axillary-bud outgrowth was minimal on the slow-growing shoots emerging from buds cooled below ambient. Variation in shoot development persisted or increased during the growing season, well after temperature treatments were terminated and despite an imposed soil water deficit. The data indicate that bud-level differences in budbreak temperature may lead to marked differences in shoot growth, shoot architecture and leaf-area development that are maintained or amplified during the growing season. Although growth rates commonly are understood to reflect current temperatures, these results demonstrate a persistent effect of early-season temperatures, which should be considered in future growth models.
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    Vigorous shoots in chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum morifolium) often develop from shoot tips (apical meristems with two leaf primordia) cultured in vitro following particle bombardment. The average fresh weight of regenerated shoots from a bombarded shoot tip of chrysanthemum ‘Jinba’ was 10 times more than that regenerated from unbombarded shoot tips. The average number of leaves per bombarded shoot tip was also more than that from an unbombarded shoot tip. The average number of leaves developing from a shoot tip increased with an increase in the amount of gold particles shot into the shoot tips. In addition, when the area destroyed in a shoot apical meristem (SAM) was varied by bombardment through nylon mesh with different pore sizes, the total number of leaves produced from each shoot tip increased with the size of the destroyed SAM area. Knowing the origin of these vigorous shoots, which may be from the bombarded meristem or from the lateral meristems, is important for the screening of transgenic plants. When the entire surface of a SAM was destroyed by bombardment, it was unable to rebuild itself; instead, lateral meristems were initiated at the base of the leaf primordia. Furthermore, the initiation of lateral meristems at the base of the leaf primordia was also observed in instances of restoration of the area of a partially destroyed SAM. This result indicates that vigorous lateral shoots initiate and develop from the bases of leaf primordia when SAMs are damaged to varying degrees. When leaf primordia-free shoot apical meristems (LP-free SAMs) were cultured after bombardment, vigorous shoots failed to develop from the wounded SAM; instead, the wounded LP-free SAMs regenerated a SAM by repairing the wounded areas and developed a non-vigorous single shoot. It was concluded the vigorous shoots do not participate in transgenic plant production because vigorous shoots arise from unbombarded lateral meristems. Finally, an effective and versatile method for transgenic plant production was established by combining micro-wound treatment on a SAM by bombardment and LP-free SAM culture to suppress the growth of vigorous lateral shoots after wounding.
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    SummaryUnfeathered maiden trees of apple Stark Earliest (syn. Scarlet Pimpernel) were pruned back in winter to a height of 70 cm. The following spring five shoots were allowed to grow out, the others being removed. When the leading shoots were about 12 cm. long the trees were sprayed once with various concentrations of GA, TIBA, CCC and B.9 (see below), other trees being left unsprayed as controls. Subsequent effects on shoot growth were analysed in terms of leaf number and internode length. Apical dominance was destroyed or greatly reduced by GA (200 p.p.m.), TIBA (200 p.p.m.) and CCC (5,000 p.p.m.) and these substances all increased leaf number on the lower shoots. B.9 (2,000 p.p.m.) had no effect on apical dominance. TIBA, CCC and B.9 reduced mean internode length on all shoots, whereas GA increased internode length on the lower shoots only.CCC caused only a temporary check to growth, but the growth-retarding effects of B.9 and TIBA persisted throughout the growing season. The possible mode of action of these growth regulators is discussed in relation to current theories of shoot growth and apical dominance.
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    The development of axillary buds, terminal buds, and the shoots extended from them was studied inHydrangea macrophylla. The upper and lower parts in a nonflower-bearing shoot are discernible; the preformed part of a shoot develops into the lower part and the neoformed part into the upper part (Zhou and Hare, 1988). These two part are formed by the different degrees of internode elongation at early and late phases during a growth season, respectively. Leaf pairs in the neoformed part of the shoot are initiated successively with a plastochron of 5–20 days after the bud burst in spring. The upper axillary buds are initiated at approximately the same intervals as those of leaf pairs, but 10–30 days later than their subtending leaves. Changes in numbers of leaf pairs and in lengths of successive axillary buds show a pattern similar to the changes in internode lengths of the shoot at the mature stage. The uppermost axillary buds of the flower-bearing shoot often begin extending into new lateral shoots when the flowering phase has ended. The secondary buds in terminal and lower axillary buds are initiated and developed in succession during the late phase of the growth season. Internode elongation seems to be important in determining the degrees of development of the axillary buds. Pattern of shoot elongation is suggested to be relatively primitive. Significances of apical dominance and environmental conditions to shoot development are discussed.
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    The upper shoot on decapitated rose branches ( Rosa hybrids cv. Marimba) grows faster than lower shoots on the same branch. Transport of radioactive assimilates to the upper shoot is higher than to the lower ones. Darkening of the uppermost shoot resulted in the reduction of growth and I4 C‐assimilate accumulation in the darkened shoot as well as the promotion of growth and 14 C transport to the lower 2 shoots, thereby rendering dominance to the second shoot. Benzyladenine treatment to the uppermost shoot reversed the effect of darkening and restored the apical control of this shoot.
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