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Legumes

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member of the Fabacea 600 genra and 12,000 species can fix atmosperic nitrogen symbiotically with N-fixing bacteria often seeded into pasture as important component to increase forage quality and yield

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Rhizobia

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N-fixing bacteria that grow on nodules on roots

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Monocarpellary

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one-chamber, containing one seed per pod or a single row of seeds in a pod

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2= alfalfa: more than one seed/pod

4= Hairy Vetch: more than one seed/pod

6= Korean lespedeza: one seed/pod

8= Cowpea: more than one seed/pod

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1= sweetclover: one seed/pod

3=Red clover: one seed/pod

5= Common lespedeza: one seed/pod

7= Field Pea: more than one seed/pod

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Legumes

-Seeds dehisces along sutures or ribs

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Advantage: naturally disperse seeds

Disadvantage: problem for commercial seed production because of easy shattering

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Legume Leaves

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arranged alternately on stem, usually attached to the stem by a stalk called a petiole

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Simple leaf

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single leaf blade attached directly to the petiole

(unifoliate)

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Compound leaf

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three (trifoliate) or more leaf blades are individually connected to the petiole by a short stalk called the petiolule

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Stipules

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leaf-like appendages connected directly to the stem near the junction with petiole

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Pinnate

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when petiolule of central leaflet is longer than the lateral leaflets

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Palmate

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all petiolules are equally short in length

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Most important stages

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  1. Vegetative
  2. Elongation
  3. Boot
  4. Heading
  5. Anthesis
  6. Mature Seed
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Vegetative

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unelongation tillers producing leaves only

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Elongation

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elongated internode with elevating shoot apices

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Boot

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inflorescences are sheath of flag leaf

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Heading

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inflorescensces emerged and expanded

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anthesis

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flowers started shedding pollen

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Mature Seed

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fully developed inflorescences and ripened seed

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Florets

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grass flowers, consisting lemma, palea, and flower parts; two glumes are attached at the base of the spikelet

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Inflorescence

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reproductive part consists of spikelets (basic reproductive unit or floret)

-cluster of flowers

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Spike

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spikelets are sessile i.e. directly attached to rachis (central stalk)

e.g. wheat, western wheatgrass, perennial ryegrass

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Raceme

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spikelets have short stalks (pedicels)

e.g. big bluestem

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Panicle

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most common, branched and has pedicels

e.g. smooth bromegrass, switchgrass

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Tillers
new leaves and stem originating from axillary buds
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phytomer
consists of 5 parts: 1. node 2. internode 3. leaf sheath 4. leaf blade 5. axillary bud
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Rhizomes
*underground* horizontal stems with scalelike leaves (cataphylls) and axillary buds at the nodes
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Stolons
* aboveground* lateral stems with nodes, capable of producing new plants - good for persistence and growth
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Stems: 2 distinct forms
1. short, non-reproductive or vegetative tillers having nodes and unelongated nodes 1. adaptive mechanism to keep shoot apex and short stem in the older sheaths and near the ground, thus escaping from grazing 2. elongated stems (culms) bearing distinct nodes and internodes 1.
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sheath
tubular basal protion that encloses stem -open, closed, overlapping
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Blade
flat, expanded part, above the sheath, *major photosynthetic organ*
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Ligules
appendages (fringe of hairs) at the joining place of sheath and blade
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Auricles
*earlike* appendages projecting from blade near collar
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Collar
hardened region at the junction of the sheath and blade
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Leaves
Grow on stem, appear alternately at each node in two opposite rows Consist of: sheath, blade, ligule (includes collar), auricles (some cases)
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morphology
structure and arrangement of plant parts; in general- growth habit and structure
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Structure
form or shape of plant parts -in way which plant parts are organized, built or put together
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Grasses \*Importance
* ~785 genera worldwide * ~10,000 species worldwide * ~170 genera; ~1400 species only in the US * One of the largest plant families * Poaceae * old name Graminae * Consists of both c3 and c4 plants making wider range of adaptation
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Annuals
eg. small grains, corn
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perennials
eg. tall fescue, western wheatgrass
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Grass seed
*Caryopsis* all grass seed units specialized fruit
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What arae the roles of lemma, palea and seed coat?
Lemma, Palea, and Seed coat (ovary wall) protect caryopsis from mechanical damage, moisture loss, and attack from biological pests
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Caryopsis
consists largely of endosperm (starchy tissue)- **storehouse of energy!**
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Embryo consists of two parts:
1. *Cotyledon (Scutellum)-* first leaf 2. *Embryo axis*- central cylindder connected to scutellum; consists of three major parts 1. coleoptile 2. subcoleoptile internode 3. primary root (radicle)
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Coleorhiza
a protective sheath for protecting the root tip during germination
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Legume Stems
vary significanty in terms of length, diameter, branching, and woodiness
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Legumes Prostrate
lateral growth of stem allows shoot apex to be remained in near ground, thus protecting shoot tips by cutting or grazing
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Inflorescence: usually two types:
Raceme Umbel
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Raceme
may be spikelike (eg. alfalfa or sweetclover) or very compact (eg red and white clovers) reffered to as head
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Umbel
umbrella like flowering
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papilionaceous
buterfly or pea-like
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Corolla consists of 5 petals, namely
standard wing keel
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epigeal
epi=above geal= earth emergence in which cotyledons are pulled above the surface
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hypogeal
hypo= below emergence in which cotyledons remain below ground
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Contractile growth
the process by which the first node where crown forms pulls back below the surface soil
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Advantages/disadvantages to epigeal and hypgeal emergence
1. epigeal: 1. cotyledons protect epictyle including the shoot apex and young leaves during germination 2. through sunlight, cotyledons produce food for seedling by photosynthesis 2. Hypogeal 1. advantageous if young seedling is cut or frosted back to soil level 2. because of the belowground cotyledons with nodes, they can regrow from buds, while epigeal cannot

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