NCERT Science Notes: What Do you Mean by Budding and Flowering?

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The parts of the plant are root, stem, branches, leaves, buds, flowers and fruits.

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A bud is a small and tender structure formed at a plant's axial or terminal portion.

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- These buds may develop into either branches, leaves or flowers. - Buds are formed from a node or a tip of the stem.

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Budding

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Plants produce two types of buds. These include floral buds and vegetative buds.

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Floral buds develop into flowers, and vegetative buds develop into leaves or branches.

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Floral buds help in reproduction, and vegetative buds help in the growth of the plants.

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The reproductive part of a plant that develops into fruit is the flower.

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Flowering

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Flowers of different plants have different shapes, sizes and colours.

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Flowers have male and female reproductive parts which are involved in fertilization.

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Flowers turn into fruits after fertilization. Fruits bear seeds that produce new plants.

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