A relationship between leaf structure and growth potential in apple |
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| Authors: | A BERYL BEAKBANE |
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| Institution: | East Mailing Research Station, Maidstone, Kent |
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| Abstract: | The number of palisade mesophyll cells per unit area leaf lamina was related to the growth potential of apple rootstocks covering a wide range of vigour. The number of these cells per unit leaf surface depends on cell diameter, the number of layers of palisade, and the amount of intercellular airspace. In composite, grafted trees rootstock influence was observed on the leaf structure of scions of low, or intermediate, growth potential. |
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