Next, what shape are the leaves that come out?
Three to four days after the cotyledons open, you will see a small pointed bud between two cotyledonary stalks.
This is a leaf bud (vegetative bud).
Let's watch how a leaf appears from the bud and grows.
When the vegetative bud grows, it produces stems and leaves.
The stem grows longer, and is straight, until there are 5 or 6 leaves.
|
1
By this time, the cotyledon is bigger, and its surface faces the sunlight.
The photograph on the right shows a side view of a leaf bud that came out between the cotyledons.
|
|
2
From the leaf bud between the cotyledons, the first leaf appeared.
This shows the condition about 1 week after the first leaf appears.
At the base of the first leaf, the second leaf begins to grow.
3
The first leaf becomes grown fully.
The second leaf has gotten big, too.
|
