Fig. 2.

a Transverse section of axillary bud, arrow indicating ring shaped vascular system. b T.S of shoot bud, arrow indicating the expansion of vascular ring towards the periphery. c T.S of shoot bud, arrow indicating the origin of shoots bud primordia from the peripheral layer. d T.S showing apical meristem with leaf primordia. e Longitudinal section of bud showing differentiation of multiple shoot buds. f Shoot buds showing cyto-histological zones with well developed apical dome and leaf primordia. Arrows in Fig. (a–f): AM apical meristem, LP leaf primordial