stolon
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A stolon, also known as a runner, is a specialized horizontal stem that grows along the ground. It serves to propagate plants, with new roots and vertical branches developing at nodes along its length. This is a form of vegetative reproduction, allowing a superior plant to be reproduced without variation. Stolons are a natural means of propagation for many plants, including strawberries. In zoology, stolons are similar horizontal extensions found in some invertebrate animals that produce new individuals by budding. Fungi also use horizontal filaments called hyphae, which can be referred to as stolons, to spread.12345
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stemStem types and modificationsA stolon is a stem that curves toward the ground and, on reaching a moist spot, takes root and forms an upright stem and ultimately a separate plant. Among the subterranean stems are the rhizome, corm, and tuber. In some plants the stem does not elongate…
Read MoreA stolon is a stem that curves toward the ground and, on reaching a moist spot, takes root and forms an upright stem and ultimately a separate plant. Among the subterranean stems are the rhizome, corm, and tuber. In some plants the stem does not elongate…
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angiospermShoot system modifications…the soil surface are called stolons, or runners. Stolons have scale leaves and can develop roots and, therefore, new plants, either terminally or at a node. In the strawberry (Fragaria; Rosaceae), the stolons are used for propagation: buds appear at nodes along the stolons and develop into new strawberry plants.
Read More…the soil surface are called stolons, or runners. Stolons have scale leaves and can develop roots and, therefore, new plants, either terminally or at a node. In the strawberry (Fragaria; Rosaceae), the stolons are used for propagation: buds appear at nodes along the stolons and develop into new strawberry plants.
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plantStemsRunners and stolons are surface stems characteristic of such plants as strawberries; new plants may form on the runner or stolon as it spreads along the ground. Many of the most prolific weeds have runners or stolons by which they propagate asexually.
Read MoreRunners and stolons are surface stems characteristic of such plants as strawberries; new plants may form on the runner or stolon as it spreads along the ground. Many of the most prolific weeds have runners or stolons by which they propagate asexually.
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