Difference between bud and shoot.

The buds and shoots are essential components of a higher plant that support life, growth and reproduction.

Definition

Kidney - it is part of the shoot, it can be vegetative and generative.

Shoot is a vegetative organ of a plant, consisting of a stem and attached leaves and buds.

Comparison

A bud is the germ of a new shoot or flower (vegetative and generative bud, respectively). A vegetative bud is formed in the leaf axil (axillary), or the apex of the shoot (apical). Vegetative buds consist of rudimentary leaves and the same stem. The generative buds contain the rudiments of inflorescences and flowers. The adventitious or dormant buds that begin to develop only when the main "working" buds die, when the body loses a part of the stem, or when the living conditions of the plant change.

The buds can be covered with scales or be "naked". The rudimentary leaves of the latter have a pile coating.

The shoot is formed from embryonic buds or adventitious ones. Their potential is revealed in the event of the death of a part of the plant or a change in temperature and moisture regime.

A shoot can be generative, if only leaves and buds have formed on it, or generative, if it gave rise to a flower bud, and subsequently a flower. Most shoots are characterized by metamericity - the division of the stem into sections bounded by nodes.

The shoot performs a number of functions necessary for plant life. It is the support of the plant and the place to which its main organs are attached. The shoot undergoes the process of photosynthesis and nutrients are deposited. The shoot performs a conductive function, providing all plant organs with water and minerals dissolved in it.

Conclusions TheDifference.ru

  1. A bud is an attribute of a shoot metamer, but one shoot can have many metameres with buds.
  2. Shoots are characterized by metamerism, and the emergence of a new bud is tied to the growth of a new segment of the stem metamer.
  3. The bud gives rise to the shoot, but most buds are formed on the shoots.
  4. The shoot performs more functions vital for the plant.
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