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secondary growth
secondary growth (secondary thickening) The increase in thickness of plant shoots and roots through the activities of the vascular cambium and cork cambium. It is seen in most dicotyledons and gymnosperms but not in monocotyledons. The tissues produced by secondary growth are called secondary... Read more |
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Paleobotany
palaeobotany Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants and includes the reconstruction of both plants and their ecology from fossil evidence. Palaeobotany includes not only macrofossil plants but also microscopic plant material that may be included in palynology, the study of fossil spores and... Read more |
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Breeder
Breeder Plant breeding is the art and science of improving plant characteristics through the process of sexual reproduction. The goal of a plant breeder is to transfer genes from one plant to another and to select offspring that have superior growth, yield, pest and disease ... Read more |
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Tobacco mosaic virus
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), also known as tobamovirus, is a rod-shaped virus with ribonucleic acid (RNA ) surrounded by a coat of protein that causes mosaic-like symptoms in plants. Mosaic-like symptoms are characterized by mottled patches of green or yellow color on... Read more |
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herbaceous plant
herbaceous plant , plant whose stem is soft and green and shows little growth of wood. The term is used to distinguish such plants from woody plants. Herbaceous plants, or herbs, as they are commonly called, may be annual —that is, the plants die after a year's growth, and the plants are... Read more |
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Forage plants
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insectivorous plant
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Licorice (Plant)
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Rape (Plant)
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plant sociability
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For Shiloh, growth comes through plants
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Pittsburgh-Area Businesses Struggle to Overcome Worker Shortage.
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