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This is very interesting. I do wonder what process drives the bamboo to form a node. So it's basically a pipe growing on its merry way then slams on the brake
by Beestie 2y ago
This is very interesting. I do wonder what process drives the bamboo to form a node. So it's basically a pipe growing on its merry way then slams on the brake and by some means grows a disk 90° to the direction it was growing before it stopped. And that's assuming it stopped growing vertically before it decided it was time for another node.
This is good stuff.
- hammock 2y ago> So it's basically a pipe growing on its merry way then slams on the brake and by some means grows a disk 90° to the direction it was growing before it stopped It’s always growing up, even as it creates a node. The way it works is the hormones shoot down the stem from the tippy top (where the growth is happening) and tell a lower part of the plant to create a node there (even as the top continues to grow up)