Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The induction of flowering by prolonged exposure to low temperatures, as during the winter in a temperate climate.
- noun The exposure of seeds or plants to low temperatures in order to induce or hasten flowering.
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- noun The
treatment ofseeds orbulbs by exposure to low temperatures so as to decrease thevegetative period or to cause theplant toflower orbear fruit more quickly.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Through a process he called "vernalization," Lysenko reported growing peas in winter on the frozen steppe of Azerbaijan, causing
Wired Top Stories Tony Long 2011
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In 1928 he claimed to have invented a procedure called vernalization, by which seeds were moistened and chilled to enhance the later growth of crops.
State of fear Crichton, Michael, 1942- 2004
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The ability of plants to switch from vegetative to reproductive phase after a long period of cold, a process known as vernalization
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Amadou Diallo et al. 2010
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One of Crichton's examples is Trofim Lysenko, a Russian peasant who espoused a theory of "vernalization" in which fields could be fertilized without fertilizers and minerals.
Latest Articles FrontPage mag 2008
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"vernalization" in which fields could be fertilized without fertilizers and minerals.
Latest Articles FrontPage mag 2008
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A requirement to experience a cold-induced dormancy prior to reproduction vernalization that I discussed here and here would be covered under the category Phenology.
Archive 2008-02-01 AYDIN 2008
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Although vernalization per se is not mentioned in the list of phenological cues, various reproductive behaviors and climatic triggers are included.
Species vulnerability traits AYDIN 2008
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Although vernalization per se is not mentioned in the list of phenological cues, various reproductive behaviors and climatic triggers are included.
Archive 2008-02-01 AYDIN 2008
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A requirement to experience a cold-induced dormancy prior to reproduction vernalization that I discussed here and here would be covered under the category Phenology.
Species vulnerability traits AYDIN 2008
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So, hereby I declare vernalization to be a process common to both plants and animals.
Archive 2007-08-01 AYDIN 2007
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January 15, 2009
WanderlustDreamer commented on the word vernalization
Word appeared in Emerald Coast Growers plant catalog.
March 4, 2015