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epinasty

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epinasty [′ep·ə‚nas·tē]
(botany)
Growth changes in which the upper surface of a leaf grows, thus bending the leaf downward.
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Leaf senescence increases with the onset of flooding, with chlorosis, epinasty, and abscission, and results in increased leaf fall during the aquatic period (Ferreira, 1991; Worbes, 1992; Wittmann & Parolin, 1999; Parolin et al.
Central Amazonian floodplain forests: tree adaptations in a pulsing ... by Parolin, P.; De Simone, O.; Haase, K.; Waldhoff, D.; Rottenberger, S.; Kuhn, U.; Kesselmeier, J.; Kl / The Botanical Review
statocytes gravitaxis gravimorphogenesis formation of reaction wood; break/apical dominance; determination of position of organ emergence; determination of the type of organ or cell formed epinasty B.
Strategies for 'minimal growth maintenance' of cell cultures: a ... by Krikorian, A.D. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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