Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Oct 8, 2025

Asymbiotic Germination and Leaf Explant-Based Regeneration of the Endangered Medicinal Orchid Hemipilia cucullata from Mature Seeds

Asymbiotic Germination and Leaf Explant-Based Regeneration of the Endangered Medicinal Orchid Hemipilia cucullata from Mature Seeds

Published on: September 19, 2025

Gymnosperm Resprouting-A Review.

Geoffrey E Burrows¹

¹School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia.

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

|December 28, 2021

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

Asexual Reproduction

Asexual Reproduction

Asexual reproduction allows plants to reproduce without growing flowers, attracting pollinators, or dispersing seeds. Offspring are genetically identical to the parent and produced without the fusion of male and female gametes.

Introduction to Seed Plants

Introduction to Seed Plants

Most plants are seed plants—characterized by seeds, pollen, and reduced gametophytes. Seed plants include gymnosperms and angiosperms.

Seedless Vascular Plants

Seedless Vascular Plants

Seedless Vascular Plants Were the First Tall Plants on Earth

Seed Structure and Early Development of the Sporophyte

Seed Structure and Early Development of the Sporophyte

Seed structures are composed of a protective seed coat surrounding a plant embryo, and a food store for the developing embryo. The embryo contains the precursor tissues for leaves, stem, and roots. The endosperm and cotyledons—seed leaves—act as the food reserves for the growing embryo.

Meristems and Plant Growth

Meristems and Plant Growth

Plants grow throughout their lives; this is called indeterminate growth, and it distinguishes plants from most animals. Although certain parts of plants stop growing (e.g., leaves and flowers), others grow continuously—like roots and stems.

Non-vascular Seedless Plants

Non-vascular Seedless Plants

The diverse plant life on Earth—consisting of nearly 400,000 species—can be divided into three broad categories based on biological characteristics: nonvascular, seedless vascular, and seed plants.

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

A thinner jacket for frosty and windy climates? Global patterns in leaf cuticle thickness and its environmental associations.

The New phytologist·2025

Same author

Correction: Ghani et al. Multi-Dimensional Antioxidant Screening of Selected Australian Native Plants and Putative Annotation of Active Compounds. <i>Molecules</i> 2023, <i>28</i>, 3106.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)·2024

Same author

Multi-Dimensional Antioxidant Screening of Selected Australian Native Plants and Putative Annotation of Active Compounds.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)·2023

Same author

Eucalypt naked buds - expansion or abscission?: A comment on Schoonderwoerd & Friedman (2021) 'Naked resting bud morphologies and their taxonomic and geographic distributions in temperate, woody floras'.

The New phytologist·2022

Same author

Chloroplast Distribution in the Stems of 23 Eucalypt Species.

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)·2020

Same author

Potential Role of Phenolic Extracts of <i>Mentha</i> in Managing Oxidative Stress and Alzheimer's Disease.

Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)·2020

Gymnosperms, often considered poor resprouters, show surprising vegetative recovery capabilities. This review finds more genera than expected can resprout after disturbance, challenging common assumptions.

Area of Science:

Botany
Plant Ecology
Evolutionary Biology

Background:

Gymnosperms are typically viewed as having limited resprouting ability compared to angiosperms, especially after major disturbances.
This generalization, however, may overlook significant exceptions and underlying mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the frequency and taxonomic distribution of resprouting capabilities in gymnosperms.
To explore potential anatomical and physiological reasons for poor resprouting in gymnosperms.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on gymnosperm resprouting.
Analysis of taxonomic trends and exceptions to the poor resprouter generalization.
Examination of anatomical and physiological factors influencing resprouting.

Keywords:

axillary meristems buds conifer coppice epicormic layering leaf axil lignotubers meristems pine sprouts suckers vegetative

More Related Videos

A Simple Planting Technique for Re-establishing Trees Where Frequent Inundation Occurs

A Simple Planting Technique for Re-establishing Trees Where Frequent Inundation Occurs

Published on: January 26, 2018

Investigating Teliospore Germination Using Microrespiration Analysis and Microdissection

Investigating Teliospore Germination Using Microrespiration Analysis and Microdissection

Published on: May 13, 2018

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Oct 8, 2025

Asymbiotic Germination and Leaf Explant-Based Regeneration of the Endangered Medicinal Orchid Hemipilia cucullata from Mature Seeds

Asymbiotic Germination and Leaf Explant-Based Regeneration of the Endangered Medicinal Orchid Hemipilia cucullata from Mature Seeds

Published on: September 19, 2025

A Simple Planting Technique for Re-establishing Trees Where Frequent Inundation Occurs

A Simple Planting Technique for Re-establishing Trees Where Frequent Inundation Occurs

Published on: January 26, 2018

Investigating Teliospore Germination Using Microrespiration Analysis and Microdissection

Investigating Teliospore Germination Using Microrespiration Analysis and Microdissection

Published on: May 13, 2018

Main Results:

Five of six non-coniferous gymnosperm genera and 24 of 80 conifer genera exhibited resprouting.
Resprouting was observed from specialized structures like lignotubers and underground stems.
Poor resprouting in mature plants may be linked to undeveloped axillary meristems and early abscission of buds.

Conclusions:

A wider diversity of gymnosperm genera possess resprouting capabilities than commonly assumed.
While not matching angiosperms, many gymnosperms can recover vegetatively after disturbance.
Further research is needed on axillary meristem development, regeneration structures, and variability in resprouting capacity.