Abstract
Root primordia initiate in poplar stems in the secondary growing parts, that is in the parts where the elongation growth is terminated and the leaves are mature. Their initiation is connected with the occurrence of unusual biseriate, rarely multiseriate rays. A small cell group in the secondary phloem is initiated by cell division of the ray. It gradually enlarges by continuing cell division, by the addition of cells adjacent to the cell group and by cambial activity. Thus, a hemispherical root primordium is formed, for which a permanent occurrence of reserve lipids is characteristic. In stems several years old the intraprimordial mitotic activity is rhythmically renewed together with the cambium function renewal. Latent root primordia slightly enlarge with the passing years, whereas mainly the cells localized in their centre divide. Further organization and root histogenesis was not observed either in older root primordia. Adjacent to root primordia, cambial initials produce the secondary xylem elements increasingly. Xylem protuberances are thus formed under root primordia. Primordia initiation is most frequent within the first year of stem development, though they can also initiate in later years.
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Luxová, M., Lux, A. Latent root primordia in poplar stems. Biol Plant 23, 285–290 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02895367
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