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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Feb. 25. 1960
Cold Will Not Harm Budding Trees, Botany Professor Says
Though the weather is cold and spring seems far away, the budding trees will not be harmed, says Raymond Jackson, assistant professor in botany.
"Trees are not usually affected by low temperatures. The weather we have now shouldn't bother or kill them." he said.
Prof. Jackson said that most plants are protected by wax-like scales, a built-in mechanism, to guard against low temperatures.
He explained that the buds open after a certain average temperature throughout a certain number of days. For different species, there are different lengths of time.
The opening of the plant is an observed end-point preceded by chemical and growth processes. The influence of temperature over the period of Feb. 1 to May 15 is considered to find a suitable quantitative average.
Certain other possible factors affect flower opening under given conditions, Prof. Jackson said.
Many plants require low winter temperatures for later spring growth,
and flowering in some plants is controlled by day length.
"Where the weather data is concerned, we can go to the weather bureau where someone has taken periodic readings. We can match the weather bureau's data concerning high, low, and mean temperatures, and utilize this data to arrive at the number of days required for budding," Prof. Jackson said.
Editors Appointed For '60-61' K-Book
Mary Ellen Fowler, Kansas City, Mo., freshman and Harvey C. Martin, Salina freshman, have been appointed editor and business manager respectively of the 1960-61 K-Book.
The K-Book, published by the All-Student Council, is issued in two sections. The first is a new student handbook mailed during the summer to entering students. The second is a school-year date and memorandum book.
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