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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After eight weeks of culture, these plants did not show symptoms of ethylene growth inhibition: epinasty or hiperhidricity (figures 3 and 4).
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One of the effects of mechanical stress on wallflower plants was epinasty; cause of this phenomenon is increasing of ethylene.
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Both tomato and pea plants are susceptible to oxygen deficiencies; they will show signs of epinasty, which is the downward bending of the petioles (Figure 9-8), wilt, and eventually die if the problem is not corrected.
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(4.) Keller CP, Van Volkenburgh E (1997) Auxin-induced epinasty of tobacco leaf tissues.
Auxin-induced leaf growth inhibition in Phaseolus vulgaris (the common bean)
After the emission of shoots, 4.0 g of active ingredient per tree of Paclobutrazol growth regulator was applied; subsequently, irrigation was ceased and when the plants presented symptoms of epinasty of terminal buds (Mouco & Albuquerque, 2005) application of calcium nitrate in the leaves to break bud dormancy and induce uniform flowering was performed.
'Tommy Atkins' mango yield and photosynthesis under water deficit in semiarid region of Bahia/ Produtividade e fotossintese da mangueira 'Tommy Atkins' sob deficit hidrico em regiao semiarida da Bahia
Vase life ended when 30% of flowers appeared unattractive due to bud that remains closed and wilted, petal discoloration and wilting, floret epinasty and drop, and stem yellowing.
Antimicrobial compounds from leaf extracts of Jatropha curcas, Psidium guajava, and Andrographis paniculata
The adhesion of bacteria in host tissues causes browning of the xylem, foliar epinasty and wilt (Wydra and Beri, 2006).
Adhesion of Wilt Causing Bacteria in Curcuma alismatifolia Tissue
epinasty: Unequal growth of petioles causing the leaf blade to curve downward.
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