Abstract
IT has been known for a long time that the anglemeristems present at every branching of Selaginella shoots, which normally give rise to rhizophores, may be induced to develop as leafy shoots instead of rhizophores1. This altered development occurs when pieces of shoot including a branching but with the shoot apices removed are used as cuttings. This is illustrated for S. Martensii in Fig. 1 a, which depicts a specimen from an experiment in which fourteen pieces of shoot were used. Thirteen of these showed the development of leafy shoots from the anglemeristems while the remaining one showed no further development.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Williams, S., ” An Analysis of the Vegetative Organs of Selaginella grandis”, Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin., 57 (1931).
Laibach, F., ” Über die Auslösung von Kallus- und Wurzel-bildung durch -Indolylessigsäure”, Ber. Bot. Gesell., 53 (1935).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
WILLIAMS, S. Correlation Phenomena and Hormones in Selaginella. Nature 139, 966 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139966a0
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/139966a0
This article is cited by
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.