- dormant seed
- покоящееся семя
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
Seed — A seed Audio IPA|en us seed.ogg|/ˈsiːd/ (in some plants, referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and… … Wikipedia
Seed hibernation — is different from seed dormancy. While seed dormancy can be defined as a seed not germinating when conditions, e.g. light, water/nutrient availability or the presence of activating substances like smoke, are favourable , hibernation is the… … Wikipedia
seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… … Universalium
Seed saving — In agriculture and gardening, seed saving is the practice of saving seeds or other reproductive material (e.g. tubers) from open pollinated vegetables, grain, herbs, and flowers for use from year to year for annuals and nuts, tree fruits, and… … Wikipedia
Soil seed bank — The soil seed bank is the collective name for the store of seeds, often dormant, which are stored within the soil of many terrestrial ecosystems. Background Soil seeds banks of particular taxa have been classified according to the longevity of… … Wikipedia
Dormancy — During winter dormancy, plant metabolism virtually comes to a standstill due, in part, to low temperatures that slow chemical activity.[1] Dormancy is a period in an organism s life cycle when growth, development, and (i … Wikipedia
Dodecatheon — This article is about the genus of plants; for the ancient Greek gods, see Twelve Olympians. Dodecatheon Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
annual — annually, adv. /an yooh euhl/, adj. 1. of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary. 2. occurring or returning once a year: an annual celebration. 3. Bot. living only one growing season, as beans or corn. 4. performed or executed… … Universalium
germination — I. The process within a seed that leads to visible penetration of the seed coat by the radicle. It begins with water uptake and involves formation and activation of enzymes that convert starch, fats and protein in the endosperm and/or cotyledons… … Combined glossary of agriculture
History of agriculture — Agriculture was developed at least 10,000 years ago, and it has undergone significant developments since the time of the earliest cultivation. Evidence points to the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East as the site of the earliest planned sowing… … Wikipedia
plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… … Universalium