Origin and Development of Axillary Buds in Jute (Corchorus capsularis)

The bud initials are laid in the usual manner in the primordialmeristem in the case of branching plants of Corchorus capsularis.The non-branching character of some varieties is due to thedifferent structural organization of the shoot apex. In thenon-branching plants the absence of bud initials is associatedwith early vacuolation of the meristematic cells. Cases occurof sporadic development of a few axillary and extra-axillarybuds.