Study of growth rhythm in young mango plants (Mangifera indica L.). Part II. Morphology of young mango plants.
Parisot E.
Author Affiliation: IRFA/CIRAD, BP 180, 97455 Saint Pierre Cedex, Réunion.
Fruits (Paris) 43 : 175-190
Abstract : The leafy stem of the young mango plant is formed by a succession of morphogenetic units built on the same pattern to form a monopodial structure. This is combined with a second and longer rhythm with a cycle comprising 4 or 5 morphogenetic units.