Aerial stem modification

Aerial stem modifications are modifications to the aerial stems,[1] vegetative buds and floral buds of plants growing in different conditions and which perform functions such as climbing, protection, support, synthesis of food, or vegetative propagation.

[4][5] [6] The auxiliary or the terminal part of the modified structures shows their stem nature.

[7] Some weak-stemmed plants produce wiry, coiled, sensitive, and delicate organs for climbing.

[19] When the axillary bud becomes fleshy and rounded due to the storage of food, it is called a bulb.

[22] These are green branches of limited growth (usually one internode long) that have taken up the functions of photosynthesis.