In which plants are "adventitious buds" found? Someone told me that adventitious buds are found in jackfruit. Is it true?
1 Answer
Aug 21, 2015
Adventitious buds, or buds that are found in unusual places such as on trunks or leaves, are found in multiple species and the jackfruit is one.
Explanation:
Other examples include the durian, Durio zibethinus, and the common reed, Phragmites communis, Japanese persimmon, Diospyros kaki, and purple sprite, Heloniopsis orientalis.
Sources:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1079/IVP2004553
http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/agro.2011.28.issue-2/v10146-011-0012-9/v10146-011-0012-9.xml
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00387717?no-access=true