Question

Explains the various types of buds with examples.​

Answer 1

Type of buds on the basis of plants

Terminal buds...

These are buds located at the tip of a stem.

Axillary buds..

These are buds located at the base (or axil) of a leaf.

Adventitious buds...

These are buds that occur on other parts of a plant.

Answer 2

Buds are of two types, according to their position:

i. Apical on terminal buds are present at the apex of the stem and the branches. They are responsible for the growth in length of the axis.

ii. Axillary or lateral buds originate from the axils of the leaves. Lateral buds usually grow into branches. Normally one bud develops from the axil of a leaf, but in some plants like Duranta (B. Mehdi), Rangoon creeper more than one bud may be present there.