 | Better Farming Series 02 - The Plant: the Stem; the Buds; the Leaves (FAO - INADES, 1976, 30 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Preface |
| | Plan of work |
|  | The stem |
| | Where is the stem? |
| | How a stem is made |
| | What the stem does |
| | The buds |
| | The leaves |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How a leaf is made |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The leaf-stalk |
| | The veins |
| | The shape of leaves |
| | What are leaves for? |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How the leaf changes raw sap into elaborated sap |
| | Organic matter in the plant |
| | The plant breathes. |
| | The plant transpires. |
| | Some practical applications |
| | The plant needs air and light |
| | The plant needs water |
| | The plant needs its leaves |
The buds
How buds are made
A bud is made of little leaves; they are hard and very closely
packed and called scales.
These scales are stuck together.
They protect
the inside of the bud.
The scales protect the inside of
the bud
What are buds for?
Flowers come out of certain buds. These are called flower
buds.
Leaves or shoots come out of certain buds. These are called leaf buds.
Where are the bude?
They are at the tip of the stem and on the stem.
· Those at the tip of the stem
enable the stem and shoots to grow.
· Those
at the base of the leaves produce shoots, leaves and
flowers.
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