 | 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 leaf-stalk
Some plants have a short leaf- stalk.
For example, coffee,
orange, hibiscus, guava.
Some plants have a long leaf- stalk.
For example, papaw or
papaya, sweet potato
The leaf-stalk
Some plants do not have a leaf- stalk.
The leaves of maize,
millet or rice surround the stem.
There is no leaf-
stalk.
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