dormancy

How To Use dormancy In A Sentence

• Dormancy is defined as the inability of a viable seed to germinate under conditions otherwise adequate for germination.
• Seed dormancy is an adaptation to environmental changes that plants acquire during long-term phylogenesis.
• · Were seeds past their after-ripening (section 14.3) or dormancy period? 5. How plants live and grow
• For example, seed dormancy, leading to the production of soil seed banks, allows escape from unfavourable conditions in time rather than in space.
• Incidentally, some years Great Basin bristlecone pines awaken in late June, discern (exactly how remains a mystery) that pending summer conditions will be inhospitable; drop back into dormancy drawing upon meager sugar reserves, enabling them to survive for another sleepy 12 months: Giving an entirely new meaning to Fastina lente or make haste slowly. Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints
• The third step in forcing dormancy is to wait three or four days after spraying and completely defoliate the plant by pulling off the leaves.
• They batch hatch every 9 years, breed, and deposit eggs in dormancy, fertilized. Ewwww, cont'd (Jack Bog's Blog)
• You may let plants dry a little in their dormancy during mid-winter - but do not allow your fuchsias to grow in conditions that become dry or are exposed to strong winds.
• Several aspects of the observed inactivity strongly resembled the dormancy induced by the water loss.
• unfortunately, after a long dormancy, this pest is making a big comeback