Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science · 1983 · 26 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesPlant BiologyPlant SciencesPlant AnatomyPlant Developmental BiologyPlant MorphologyBud MorphologyFloral MorphologyFlower AnatomyFlower DevelopmentFlower MorphologyInflorescence MorphologyBud ScalesFloral Bud DevelopmentFloral Bud DifferentiationFloral DifferentiationFloral MorphogenesisFlower BiologyInflorescence AnatomyInflorescence Development
Abstract Differentiation and development of the pistillate flower in pecan, [ Carya illinoensis (Wang.) K. Koch] were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Floral differentiation did not occur until growth resumed in the spring, when the outer bud scales were shed and buds were swollen, but before the inner bud scale was broken. Subsequent floral and inflorescence development were correlated highly with stages of bud and early leaf development. The organogenesis of the pistillate flower was described from inception to the stage of visible inflorescence.