Cladoptosis (Greek: clados - a branch, ptosis - falling; it is sometimes pronounced with the p silent) refers to the phenomenon in botany of the regular shedding of branches. Castilla (sometimes incorrectly spelled Castilloa) is a tree Genus belonging to the family Moraceae found native in Central America Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life [1] It is the counterpart for branches of the familiar process of regular leaf shedding by deciduous trees. Botany Autumn leaf color. See --> In Botany and Horticulture, deciduous Plants, including As in leaf shedding, an abscission layer forms and the branch is shed cleanly.
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Functions of cladoptosis
Cladoptosis is thought to have three possible functions, self-pruning (i. e. programmed plant senescence), drought response (characteristic of xerophytes) and liana defence. Plant senescence is the study of aging in plants It is a heavily studied subject just as it is in the other kingdoms of life A xerophyte or xerophytic organism ( xero meaning dry phyte meaning plant is a Plant which is able to survive in an ecosystem with little available The liana is any of various long-stemmed usually woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees as well as other means of vertical support to climb up to Self-pruning refers to the shedding of branches that are shaded or diseased and so potentially a drain on the resources of the tree. Drought response is similar to the leaf-fall response of drought-deciduous trees; however, leafy shoots are shed in place of leaves. Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) provides an example, as do other members of the family Cupressaceae. Western redcedar ( Thuja plicata) is a species of Thuja, an Evergreen coniferous Tree in the cypress family The Cupressaceae or Cypress family is a Conifer family with worldwide distribution In tropical forests infestation of tree canopies by woody climbers or lianas can be a serious problem. The liana is any of various long-stemmed usually woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees as well as other means of vertical support to climb up to Cladoptosis, to give a clean bole with no support for climbing plants, may be an adaptation against lianas, as in the case of Castilla. Castilla (sometimes incorrectly spelled Castilloa) is a tree Genus belonging to the family Moraceae found native in Central America
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References
- ^ Jim Hole (2005). Abscission (from Latin abscindere from ab- ‘off away’ + scindere ‘to cut’ is the shedding of a body part Cladoptosis. Retrieved on 2007-1-14.
- K. V. Bhat, T. Surendran, K. Swarupanandan (1986). "Anatomy of Branch Abscission in Lagerstroemia microcarpa Wight". Lagerstroemia (properly Crape-myrtle, sometimes spelled Crepe-myrtle) is a Genus of around 50 species of Deciduous and Evergreen Robert Wight (July 6 1796 – May 26 1872 was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who spent 30 years in India. New Phytologist 103 (1): 177–183. doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.
- Lorenza M. Bellani and Alessandro Bottacci (2004). "Anatomical studies of branchlet abscission related to crown modification in Quercus cerris L.". The name Turkey Oak is also commonly used in this form for the American Turkey Oak ( Quercus laevis) Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Trees 10 (1): 20–23.
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