I immediately think of Quentin Bliss Zielinski when I see questions
concerning the classification of
fruit crops. I still have his book, "Modern Systematic Pomology"
published in 1955, that I used in his
Oregon State University 'Systematic Pomology' course. In it, he
lists the sweet and sour cherries of commerce
as having a fascicled fruiting habit. In the margin of the page in
which he gives this description (p. 132) I had
written that fascicled is a subdivision of cymose.
David Kollas
Kollas Orchard
Tolland, CT
On Jan 17, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Harold J. Larsen wrote:
The discussion about TRV has been most interesting, but I have
another question about bud terminology.
Within the Rose family, we have crops that have differing types of
flower-containing buds:
- a single flower, no shoots -- Apricot, peach, and nectarine
(plus some individual buds on plum)
- multiple flowers, no shoots -- sweet & tart cherry (+ other
cherries), plums (most buds)
- multiple flowers + shoot initial -- apples & pears
The first category, I believe, is termed a "simple bud".
The third category, I believe, is a type of compound bud termed a
"mixed bud"
But what is the plant anatomical / horticultural term for the
second category? I had viewed it as a compound bud because of the
multiple flower initials, but the typical example used for a
compound bud is grape (Vitaceae) which has a primary, secondary,
and tertiary bud all enclosed within the bud scales at each node.
I have NOT been able to find any source of reference with a term
for the cherry and plum type of complex bud.
Any ideas / references out there??? I have been putting together
an Extension document on evaluating cold injury damage to fruit
buds and the evaluation process differs between the bud types. So
use of some terms would be helpful in shortening it. The intent is
to have it both in printed form and as a PDF document on the web.
So I'd really like to have the terminology to be correct!
Thanks much!
Harold L.
--
Dr. Harold Larsen, Interim Manager - WCRC
Res. Pathologist & Ext. Fruit Dis. Specialist
Colo. St. Univ., WCRC - Orchard Mesa
3168 B 1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81503-9621
Ph: (970) 434-3264, x-205
FAX: (970) 434-1035
EMail: harold.lar...@colostate.edu
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