Sentences with phrase «plant dormancy»

Meteorologists said March 2012, the earliest spring since 1900, prematurely interrupted winter plant dormancy.

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Leaf drop is perfectly normal and is a plants natural way of conserving energy during the dormancy process.

Dormancy, the process when your plants effectively «hibernate» can kick in when natural light levels fade and the temperature falls back below 50oF.

Then woody, hard seed capsules created by many of the plants open, sometimes after years of dormancy, to release seeds into a rich bed of ash.

An important clue turned up in 1989, when South African researchers discovered that smoke rouses seeds of fire - dependent plants from dormancy.

In North America, for instance, pitcher plant mosquitoes lay their eggs in pitcher plants and the larvae enter a state of dormancy in the winter months before resuming development in spring.

For many plants, the cue is a sustained warming trend, but day length also factors into the dormancy equation.

«We still don't really know what's happening with the carbohydrate reserves as these plants just start to break dormancy.

If perennial plants come out of dormancy during an early thaw and then get hit with a late frost, which is what happened in 2012 in Illinois, the crop for that year could be lost.

For example, mutant seeds unable to synthesize ABA lack dormancy and may even germinate while still attached to the mother plant.

In the plant - model Arabidopsis thaliana, the state of dormancy is maintained by the endosperm, a single cell layer within the seed coat surrounding the embryo, which synthesizes and continuously releases ABA towards the embryo.

«This provides evidence of a molecular genetic mechanism that is at work, coordinating adaptation of seed dormancy and flowering traits in the plants to accommodate environmental conditions,» said study co-author Heqiang «Alfred» Huo, a postdoctoral researcher in the Bradford lab.

Seed dormancy gives way to germination; the young plant emerges and grows; and finally in the climax of flowering, a new generation of seeds is produced.

«Our results also suggest that the period between seed dormancy and seed germination is a distinct phase in the plant's lifecycle and that this phase appears to be influenced by the same microRNA systems that govern the plant's maturation and flowering stages,» Huo said.

More than just an insurance policy against late frosts or unexpected dry spells, it turns out that seed dormancy has long - term advantages too: Plants whose seeds put off sprouting until conditions are more certain give rise to more species, finds in a team of researchers working at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in North Carolina.

The team of Luis Lopez - Molina, professor at the Department of Botany and Plant Biology of UNIGE's Faculty of Science, Switzerland, has been interested for a long time in the mechanisms controlling germination, arguably the most critical decision in the life of a plant: «We have discovered that the genes involved in the synthesis of cutin, a waterproof substance, are important for the maintenance of dormancy in seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small plant widely used as a model organism to study plant bioPlant Biology of UNIGE's Faculty of Science, Switzerland, has been interested for a long time in the mechanisms controlling germination, arguably the most critical decision in the life of a plant: «We have discovered that the genes involved in the synthesis of cutin, a waterproof substance, are important for the maintenance of dormancy in seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small plant widely used as a model organism to study plant bioplant: «We have discovered that the genes involved in the synthesis of cutin, a waterproof substance, are important for the maintenance of dormancy in seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small plant widely used as a model organism to study plant bioplant widely used as a model organism to study plant bioplant biology.

A surfeit of carbon dioxide is pushing up the planet's thermostat and initiating a cascade of clear, measurable effects, least of all plants and animals that are waking ever - earlier from winter dormancy.

«When plants are in dormancy, they conserve their energy and prepare for the next growth cycle» says Mimi Lu, the brand's product development director.

As a lover of plants, I'd have to say that winter is not my favorite season, but living in Minnesota has made me appreciate those plants that are beautiful even when they're deep in winter dormancy.

CUCUMBER SEEDS - living things, seeds, plants, germination, characteristics of life, respiration, dormancy (K - 8)

«The spring of 2012, with its summerlike warmth, brought plants out of dormancy and then had a lengthy freeze.

Juniper Juniper bushes are evergreen, providing a perfect backdrop for other plants during their growing and dormancy cycles.