Some anatomic aspects of the strawberry root

Nelson, P; Wilhelm, S

Some anatomic aspects of the strawberry root

Authors

Paul E. Nelson
Stephen Wilhelm

Authors Affiliations

Paul E. Nelson was Formerly Research Assistant in Plant Pathology, University of California, Berkeley; now Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ornamentals Research Laboratory, Farmingdale, New York; Stephen Wilhelm was Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Associate Plant Pathologist in the Experiment Station, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 26(15):631-642. DOI:10.3733/hilg.v26n15p631. June 1957.

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Abstract

The continued production of new adventitious roots from the crown and the ability of these roots to establish themselves as perennial by producing secondary tissues are basic to healthy strawberry-plant growth. This main root structure in turn produces successive crops of lateral absorptive rootlets, which make up the transient portion of the root system. The anatomical studies of strawberry roots described in this paper indicate that the extent to which these processes take place unimpeded largely determines the health and vigor of the plant.

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